The New Beyond with Dr Judith Rich

In this time of rapid change and transformation, at times, you might have felt awash in emotions, feelings, body, or other issues that threatened to hijack your ability to function normally.  

 Welcome to the club!  You are not alone!  Many of us are right there with you! 

 Fortunately, there is a way out!  My guest this week is Cindy Shumaker, also known as the "Calming Engineer".  

 Cindy Shumaker is a Certified eutaptics® Advanced Practitioner. Her expertise is in the field of neuroplasticity, particularly in navigating the complexities of grief and loss, which are often referred to as "life's unwanted changes."
Cindy shares about her journey of introspection and deepening that began in her teens when she struggled with the debilitating effects of anxiety, low self-esteem, and health challenges brought on by worry and perfectionism, endemic to young teen girls.  Her issues created a health crisis that took her to the hospital.  She has had chronic stomach issues throughout her life as a result.  

This experience set her out on a lifelong journey of self-discovery to end this cycle because she was convinced that the mind-body connection held the key to finding solutions.

 After overcoming her own struggles, Cindy became passionate about empowering others to become their own superheroes.  

 She spent 3 years training to become a certified eutaptics® Advanced Practitioner.  You might be familiar with the modality of EFT (Emotional Freedom Tapping)  This is one of the 75 modalities Cindy uses in her work. 

 Her online platform, "Calming Your Inner Storm, One Thought at a Time," serves as a beacon of hope for those seeking comfort and guidance during life's storms. 

 Join us as Cindy coaches Judith on a physical issue she is currently experiencing and suggests a direction she might investigate in her own healing.  

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 Any extroverts in the house?
I'm guessing "yes", since chances are good, if you follow this podcast, you likely are an extrovert or at least have those tendencies. 

I used to be one too, but today, I consider myself a "Chilled-Out Extrovert", a seeming contradiction, I know. Because my experience is that those old tendencies are still in me and every so often they burst forth in a frenzy of activity that takes my breath away. Literally!

Couple that with my Aries moon, having recently been eclipsed while in Mercury retrograde, and you get some mighty energy going on.

So this episode is for and about extroverts, those who love them, live with them, or otherwise have to deal with them ... (which is pretty much everyone!)

There are some things I've realized over the years about being extroverted and how to best manage all that need to be in charge

It's a funny thing about us extroverts: we give the impression that we love to be surrounded by people and activities all the time.

We're generally viewed as the "life of the party" people, the ones with our fingers always on the pulse of what's new, hip, happening and what's next. 

 But here's a little "secret" about us: it's not that we love to be surrounded at all times, it's that we need to be. And therein, lies the problem. 

 Join me as I unpack my own experience of dealing with the shreds and shards of extroversion that still cling to my personality, even at this “mature” age of 82!  And what it costs me!  

 What is it that REALLY drives extroverts to seek all that attention?  What has us REALLY need to be in charge, manage, lead and direct whatever parade we’re marching in?  

 You might take notes if you’re an extroverted type as we dive into the dynamics of what’s really going on inside all that activity and best of all….. what is the antidote!  

 And extroverts, what have you found to be effective ways to deal with your own extroverted, burned-out status when you’ve crossed the line?  

 Come join us in the Living in The New Beyond Facebook group and share your own “secrets to being a chilled-out extrovert”, if there is such a thing!  We are all ears!!

 Here’s how you can connect:  

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 Welcome to the 100th episode of The New Beyond! 

 As many of you know, I began this podcast a little over 2 years ago as a kind of legacy project for my 80th birthday. 

 And we’re now 2 years and 100 episodes down the road and I’m still here!  And so are you!  And this community has grown and I’m celebrating that with all of you. 

 Recently, I surveyed the people who regularly listen to this podcast and among other things, I inquired : “what are the biggest challenges in your life right now”? 

 Over half of you indicated among your biggest challenge are issues around purpose, and direction. What is my purpose and where am I going? What's next in my life?

 So, there's a lot of uncertainty about what your life is about.  And why wouldn’t that be the case?  

 For those of you who are looking to launch or relaunch your life, to invent or reinvent yourself, let’s not lose sight of the fact that you are doing this in an era of endless change and upheaval. 

 There is an interesting quote from Alan Watts that I posted on the LITNB FB page:

 “There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity.”

 And I think we could also say:

 "There is a contradiction in wanting to be certain in a universe whose very nature is that of uncertainty.”

The question that arises, what can I do? What am I supposed to do with my life when It's taking place inside such instability and change and upheaval?

 Join me as I address the following:

• How do we find purpose, meaning and direction in these times of upheaval and uncertainty?  

• How do we navigate this tremendous change?

• What if I don’t trust or believe in myself to do the work? 

• What can you bring to this moment to ground yourself and come to center? 

• What are the gifts of this time? 

 Together we have work to do.  And I am here to support you.  

 My guest this week is Alicia Strunk, a New Hampshire native, now residing in Ireland. 

 Full disclosure- Alicia is my assistant and has supported me in the production of this podcast for the better part of the past year.  

 During this past year, Alicia’s pregnancy was a common topic of our discussions.   We delighted in talking about the journey of pregnancy, motherhood, and all that it calls forth for a woman.   It was impossible not to share her excitement around the coming birth.  

 However, at 39 weeks into her pregnancy and expecting to give birth at any moment, Alicia she got the news that her first born was going to be a stillbirth. 

 To lose her baby at full term was not only an unexpected and shocking turn of events, it surfaced some very deep and existential questions that Alicia and her husband had to address.  What happened?  What went wrong?  Why did this happen? 

 In a shocking scenario from which it would seem impossible to find anything to be grateful for, Alicia dives deep to share the gifts came to light through this tragedy.  

 In her experience of processing this loss, Alicia found beauty in grieving and learned that pain does not have to lead to suffering.  She learned that her capacity to love was far deeper than she imagined.  She learned that it not only takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a village to mourn the loss of one, and that one can leave a legacy without even taking a breath.  

 While the subject is sensitive and involves grief and loss, I think you’ll be uplifted and inspired by the way Alicia, her husband Johnny, their families, and their community have been present to the fullness of this experience and how they’ve grown from it.  

 As we recorded this episode, it had only been a month, to the day, that Alicia and her husband lost their baby.  Yet she was clear and grounded as she talked.  Her heart has been opened by this experience and she has awakened at a whole new level.  

 While this journey is, on the surface, about the end of something, it is also about the promise of a new beginning.  Tune in and learn what that new beginning might be.  

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 In this week’s episode, I tackle the subject of positive thinking and why I am not a fan. 

 My point of view is that there is no such thing as positive thinking. There is only thinking.  Thoughts are neither positive nor negative. They’re just thoughts. 

 I further suggest there are no positive or negative feelings. There are only feelings. Following this line of thought, I further suggest there are no positive choices or positive results. There are only choices and results.

 I’m also not anti-positive thinking.  I’m merely pointing out that I think we’re not looking at the whole picture when we talk about positive/negative thinking.  

 Remember, in The New Beyond, we are in a context that is outside the norm, or Beyond the Box, so to speak.  Positive thinking lies inside the box of conventional approaches to dealing with difficult and challenging experiences and emotions.  

 So what’s the point? 

 I contend that positive thinking is a form of spiritual bypassing, which is an approach that uses spiritual explanations to dismiss or avoid dealing with complicated emotions or psychological issues.  It’s a form of “magical thinking” that placates the ego, but changes nothing.  

 Tune in as we unpack this subject and learn: 

•   What is the alternative to positive thinking?  

• How do we navigate these challenging times of extreme social change and upheaval?  

• How do we stay grounded and centered and aligned with our highest values as we’re continuous pushed to the edge in this Pandemic of Change? 

• What is being required of us now, in this Age of Aquarius, as massive change is happening all at once?  

 I have been a professional coach and trainer through the past five decades.  What I do is support people through their personal and professional challenges, especially in times like now. 

 I offer 1:1 personal coaching, and VIP days to help you meet these challenges.  I am here to support you in your process of moving through difficulties and becoming aligned with what truly matters to your life.  

 To learn if we’re a fit to work together, please reach out to me at:

 My guest this week is Lisa Kalmin. We have been colleagues in the business of transformation and leadership development for many decades. She is also a mindset coach, speaker, corporate trainer and at the age of 51 became the mother of twin boys!  

 For the past 35 years, Lisa has coached and trained over 25,000 people in the principles and techniques to transform their lives. 

 In this week’s episode, Lisa and I take on the subject of the Bad Ass Woman (BAW).  

 What exactly is a BAW?  What are her challenges?  

 How did this term go from being one that referred to men who were considered “tough” and even “bullies” like Clint Eastwood and Chuck Norris, to a feminist rallying cry for empowered women like Oprah Winfrey, Annie Lennox, Joni Mitchell, Taylor Swift, and even you and me. 

 We discuss the influence of Pluto being in the sign of Aquarius for the next 20 years and the implications of the kinds of shifts that will occur.  This is a collective event that affects all of us.  Not just women, but humanity.  

 What are the “ground rules” for being a badass?  (You really want to hear them!)

And how can a woman be grounded and centered in her Divine Feminine self, and also be a Badass?  

How does she juggle the demands of today’s world, family and career responsibilities and still be true to herself?

 And you really want to hear Lisa’s definition of a Badass Woman!  (Take notes!)  

 Are YOU a BAW?  If you think not, tune in.  You might just change your mind!  

 Lastly, one thing a BAW does is, she asks for what she wants and is willing to receive it.  

 On that note, this BAW would like nothing more than for you to share this episode with other BAW and even write a review or give us some stars (5 please!).  There!  I said it!  And thank you!

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In Part 2 of The Hardest Thing episode begun a couple of weeks ago, we take a deeper dive into why it's so difficult to be in the present moment.

I encourage you to listen to Part 1 before listening to this episode, where we lay out the foundational premise of this conversation.

This week, we pick up where we left off and explore what is truly meant by the terms "Trust and Surrender", and why they are so hard to do, especially when we don't like or don't want what is happening in the present moment.

What does it mean to "surrender"?

If you surrender, are you stuck there?

What does acceptance mean?

If you accept the present moment, are you giving up? Giving in?

If you stopped resisting what is, what becomes available to you that is not available inside your resistance?

These are the questions we'll explore as we unpack how to navigate the hardest thing we'll ever do.

And please be sure to weigh in with your experience in the "interact" function. Look for the prompt, "What did you think of this episode" and let me know what lands for you, what new awareness opens up for you, and what you see possible for yourself.

And while you're at it, if you haven't already, please take a moment to follow, rate, review and share this episode with others. This is how we find our audience. Thank you so much for your support!

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It’s Aquarius season here in The New Beyond and that means it’s also birthday season.  As a double Aquarian, (sun & rising signs), I am about to celebrate my 82nd birthday.

 So, this week’s episode is a bit self-indulgent, if you will allow, as I reflect on being in my 80’s as an Aquarian being, which is anything but ordinary.  

 We are living in extraordinary times, and I think it takes great courage to be a human being on the planet right now.  As an 82 year-old, I am so far from the typical profile of someone my age.  And yet, I know that it is just a number.  What really matters is how we make the years count while we’re here.  I’ll share about that in this episode. 

 In this episode, I drop a bit of astrology on you.  I am not an astrologer, but Aquarius is the sign of astrology, so I have a keen interest.  

 I discuss some background on what is happening now astrologically, that impacts every one of us, not just Aquarians.  We are entering a 20-year cycle of gigantic upheaval, leading to a major shift in paradigms.  

 We are literally, heading into the Aquarian Age, which I equate to The New Beyond.  

When I received the name of this podcast two years ago, I did not consciously connect the dots between these two.  But it’s now clear to me, this is what it is.  The New Beyond IS the Age of Aquarius and it is fitting and proper that this podcast represents that consciousness. 

 If you’ll further indulge me, at the end of this episode, I share a piece of my writing about why I came to the planet.  I hope you can hear yourself in there, and find something in it that resonates for you.  

 Thank you for coming along on this journey with me for the past two years.  I ask for one more indulgence: the BEST birthday gift you could give me…….. please leave a review on Apple if you find this podcast worth listening to.  It makes a difference, it really does!  

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Get ready to be inspired!  

My guest this week, M. Teresa Lawrence, who has one of the most inspiring stories I’ve heard in a very long time.  

She is an award-winning author, international speaker, and leadership coach. She is the founder and president of the Trueness Project, a non-profit dedicated to empowering children and adults to cherish their imagination and own their power to write their own narratives. 

Hear the amazing story of how Teresa and her family came to the U.S. as Cuban refugees after her father was put in prison for being “an enemy of the state”.  After they secured his release, they were able to get to Spain, where her father finalized his credentials and became a pediatrician.  

Teresa’s book, Gloriousness, was inspired by her grandmother, who was a master storyteller and knew the power of story. Before they left Cuba, her grandmother knew that Teresa was going to go through a lot of terrifying experiences.  So, she gave Teresa a doll, and counseled her, “Whatever happens to you, keep sharing your stories with this doll, and make sure that whatever stories you tell, the outcome will always be glorious.”

And with that, Teresa and her family finally were able to leave Cuba and go to Spain, where she continued to tell her stories to the doll.  

Many years later, today as a former refugee, Teresa has witnessed the horror being perpetrated on children who are caught up in war zones and border disputes and felt she had to do something for them.  This led to write her book, Gloriousness, a story about a little girl who always manages to find a glorious ending to her life experiences no matter how challenging they are.  

As part of her mission today, through her non-profit, The Trueness Project, Teresa is donating her award-winning transformational children’s book to disadvantaged children throughout the world.  In 2023, she traveled to Kenya as part of a group dedicated to supporting the education of children, and spoke before thousands of children and educators, giving away copies of her book to all of them. 

She was invited to return to Kenya in December, 2023, and was awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the Kenyan government for her work with the children there.   

As if this weren’t enough, Teresa is presently working on the Grand Butterfly Gathering scheduled for June 29,2024 where her nonprofit the Trueness Project will host the largest number of people dressed as butterflies in history both in person and virtually. 

A world record will be set, and a joyous community of change makers will make a statement dressed as butterflies that they stand for a world filled with community, creativity and love. 

If you’ve always wanted to dress up like a butterfly and it isn’t Halloween, learn how you can get involved in the Grand Butterfly Project.  Teresa is looking for “Butterfly Captains”. You can be a part of creating this world record!

In addition, if you’ve always wanted to be an author, be in a TV documentary, and travel to Costa Rica, holding light for the planet, there is still time to get in on her Butterfly Sanctuary Retreat offering, Feb.19-25.  Link is below for more information.

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This is the first part of at least two parts in this important discussion. Stay tuned for part 2 and perhaps more.

What is the hardest thing you’ll ever do?  Can you imagine?  

 Perhaps you look back at your past and contemplate about all the hard things you’ve already done.  You might reflect on getting through hard things you didn’t think you could do.  Perhaps how you got through that experience might inform you about how you’d approach other hard things in your life. 

 You might think of relationship or career challenges, health or finance challenges.  You might think of challenges related to being a parent, a wife, husband, or finding the right person to spend your life with.  

 But for all the things that might occur to you as the hardest things you’ve ever done, you will likely not land on the actual hardest thing you can possibly do.  For it isn’t any of the above. 

 Join me as I explore the hardest thing for a human being to do, given our human nature.  Given that we have personalities, fears, likes, dislikes, preferences, opinions, and a need to feel in control, the hardest thing we’ll ever do does not involve lifting a finger.  It’s much deeper and harder than what it appears to be.  

 I will teach you a practice to support you engaging with your hardest thing. So, listen all the way to the end.  

 Here, in the show notes, is an opportunity to engage with me about this episode.  I would love it if you would weigh in on what you thought of it, ask any questions, and share what came up for you in response to the practice I suggested, or as you listened.  

 As always, you are the reason I do this podcast.  If it matters to you and you would like to support it to find new listeners, please, please, please take a moment to rate, follow and review.  It really does help people find us!  And I am ever grateful for your support.  

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 More likely than not, you’ve heard of the term “toxic masculinity”.  

 The term, and the condition to which it refers, has permeated American culture, but is certainly not limited to the U.S.  What we call “toxic masculinity today”, has been a dominant part of cultures world-wide for millennia.    

We’re born into it.   We spend our entire life in it.  We wouldn’t get very far without it. 

In fact, we wouldn’t survive without it. 

 And yet, many women spend their lives cursing it, blaming it, shaming it judging it, mistreating it, starving it, overfeeding it, rejecting it, disconnecting from it.  

 What is going on with women and their bodies?  

 Shedding light and bringing wisdom to this conversation is my guest this week, yoga therapist, Brandee Safran.  

 Brandee comes by her interest in this subject out of her own experience of being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at age 14 and spending much of her teenage years suffering from painful attacks caused by the inflammation of the disease.  It launched her into a spiritual path and led to her discover of yoga in 1988. 

 She has pioneered many programs for helping women heal and recover from digestive and pelvic floor issues and tuning in to the body’s wisdom to take full ownership of their health, freedom and joy so they can create a legacy to be proud of. 

 In this episode, we talk about the ancestral, cultural and collective issues women focus on their bodies, how early the rejection and shaming begins, how being disconnected from her body impacts a woman’s ability to be intimate and have satisfying sexual and emotional relationships.  

 We discuss the importance of women gathering, how sharing their stories and feeling heard, seen and held in a loving and supportive environment with other women is a step on the path to healing and becoming whole.  

 In this regard, together, Brandee and I are co-hosting a women’s retreat, The Way of Wisdom, live in San Diego, CA on Jan. 18-21, 2024. 

 We share about the purpose and opportunity for women who feel called to join us and enter into a healing experience of being seen, held and honored.  

 This retreat is for the woman who:

·      Is always there for others, but rarely takes time for herself

·      Is hungry in her heart to feel her own love 

·      Is ready to come home to her deepest, wisest, truest self

Welcome to a new season of The New Beyond!  And Happy New Year!

This is the beginning of our 5th season and as we begin this New Year, I’m thinking about how what we think of as “time” does not exist.   

 In truth, time is a human construct.  There is no such thing as “time” as we know it.  Humans have arbitrarily divided eternity into segments and called them seconds, hours, days, weeks, etc.  But in fact, measured time is only a part of our human reality and does not exist in the unified field of the cosmos. 

 We humans apparently need this concept of measured time in order to manage our minds and organize our lives. So we proceed with our calendars, clocks and watches and spend much of our time planning for what has yet to happen.  And then, life happens, and much of the time, it had nothing to do with what we planned. 

 In this episode, we’ll talk about Chronos and Kairos time, and the importance of being aware that what we think of as eternity is right now, right here, right where we are.  Eternity is not some time in the future. 

Eternity is now.  We are living in the Eternal Now.   The New Beyond takes place in the consciousness of The Eternal Now. 

See if you can get your mind wrapped around that and join us as we dive into this first chapter of The Eternal Now in The New Beyond.  

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Jan 18-21- The Way of Wisdom- A Women's Retreat

As we complete this year, I wanted to leave you with a gift.  

 So I created a meditation to invite you to look back upon this year, consider it’s challenges and gifts and be grateful for it all.  Regardless of the content of your experiences.  

 It has all been for your growth, for your learning, even the parts you didn’t like or didn’t want.  Even the parts that caused you pain.  See if you can hold them as gifts, and in time, you will receive the lessons they brought you.  

 It’s also an invitation to look ahead and consider all the new possibilities that await you in the new year, set your intentions, goals and dreams for who you want to be, what you want to do and what you want to create.  

 Thank you for being part of my journey this past year, here in The New Beyond.  I look forward to seeing where the new year takes us.  

 May you be abundantly blessed,

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As this year comes to a close, are you finishing strong?

Have you completed what you set out to do? Or have you left a lot of "open loops"?

“Open loops” is another way of saying “unfinished business”. 

 Do you have a lot of unfinished business in your life?  Even a little bit can sabotage you.  So let’s get serious about “closing those loops”, completing your unfinished business and finishing this year strong.  

 The best way to do that is to operate from “Completion Energy” and that’s what we’re talking about on the podcast this week. 

 You may think this is not all that important.  How many things have you begun and then, for whatever reason; you got distracted, lost interest, changed your mind, got scared, decided you weren’t capable, not ready, or something else became more important…… whatever your story is for not bringing that thing into completion, this story is what stands between your ability to manifest the things you say you want in your life.  Things like: 

 Abundance, Success, Fulfillment, Power, Creativity, Aliveness, Health and more. 

 When we have unfinished business in our lives, incompletions or open loops, we are not a solid container through which to channel our power to create.  

 We become like a piece of Swiss cheese or a sieve.  We are a “leaky container”.  We leak our power, courage, our trust, and belief in ourselves.  And therefore, we become less capable and less effective when it comes to manifesting the things we say that matter. 

 Join me in this deep dive into what is really going on underneath all our reasons and excuses for not following through and the prices that we pay for our incompletions.  

 Those prices add up and over time, we end up settling for a life that does not reflect our highest dreams and aspirations and which does not provide us the quality we most desire.  

 In this episode, I’ll give you a strategy to support you breaking the logjam of indecision and help you get started on closing those open loops. 

Let's finish this year strong, refreshed and ready to take on a New Year!!!

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So I'm sitting here looking at this Brené Brown quote in which she says “Curiosity is the superpower for the second-half of our lives. It keeps us learning, it keeps us asking questions and it increases our self-awareness “

 What has me pondering this topic is that I was taking a course recently and the facilitator asked us to recall a question that we get asked most frequently, to help us identify a subject we might want to turn into a course or a book or some kind of offering. 

 And THE question I get asked most frequently is” How do you stay so passionate and present, alive, physical actively and engaged at your age? “

 As an octogenarian, if I had to name the one quality that has kept me young, it would be that I am radically curious.  Hands down. 

 So, what does it mean to be curious, and do you see yourself as a curious person? 

 Eleanor Roosevelt said: “I think at a child's birth if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.”  And that is a gift that was bestowed upon me at a very early age.

 We live in a time that is characterized by so much information it’s been called The Age of Information.  And how did we get that information? 

 We got it through curious minds wanting to know, curious minds exploring. And yet those of us who are consumers of that information, we're like sponges taking it all in, filling ourselves up with information. 

 But do we give ourselves the space for our own curiosity? Do we give ourselves the space for our own questions? Or are we only seeking answers?

 In this episode, I share a lot of my personal story about how the way I was raised contributed to my not only being radically curious as a kid, but how I’ve managed to maintain my sense of curiosity 81 years later.  

 And we’ll do a little exercise to help you practice shifting from fear into curiosity and creativity. 

 P.S.  Fear is a killer of both.  So here’s your invitation to get curious, wonder about what might be possible for you when you go beyond your need for comfort and certainty.   

 Join me in this juicy conversation!  See you at The New Beyond!  

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If you have ever struggled with, or perhaps STILL struggle with weight issues, this one is for you.  

 Chances are you’ve already tried every diet, (Keto, low carb, intermittent fasting, etc.)  taken every supplement, spent hours at the gym and maybe you still haven’t gotten to where you want to be with your weight.  

 What is the answer?????  Why isn’t the weight coming off?  

 Well, my guest on the podcast this week, Dr. Kellee Rutley, says your issue isn’t about weight.  And she should know.  

 Dr. Kellee, a certified doctor of Chiropractic, is a former fitness trainer and body builder. She is the formulator of the fat loss and health optimization protocols used in the KR International programs and has been a “feminine fat loss specialist” since 2010.

 Dr. Kellee conducts health and weigh loss focused retreats and workshops for clients in both the U.S and in Baja, Mexico. 

 Having coached THOUSANDS of people to release THOUSANDS of pounds, Kellee’s mission is to help people experience healthy weight loss, excellent fitness, and extraordinary health inside a container that is FUN, celebratory, and sustainable.  

 Join us, as together we will learn about what Dr. Kellee is convinced is the real reason why you’re not losing weight.  

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As we approach Thanksgiving, our thoughts turn to giving thanks for the blessings in our lives. 

Yes, even now, in these times of so much uncertainty, anxiety, chaos and stress in the world, it behooves us to consider what we’re grateful for.  

You might be in a moment of loss or grieving.  You might be experiencing health or challenges. Our lives are filled with challenges!

So why then, turn to gratitude?  How can it help us to navigate these times and make our way through even the most difficult moments?

 According to the Research Project on Gratitude and Thanksgiving, cultivating a state of gratitude can have enormous beneficial effects on the body, mind and spirit. 

Did you know that gratitude is considered medicinal? 

It literally changes the body’s biochemistry and helps the body combat stress and uncertainty.  If there ever was an antidote for the stress we are currently living with, it is gratitude. 

Did you know that gratitude is one of the highest states of consciousness and vibrates at the same level as Love?  

Did you know that it is IMPOSSIBLE to be depressed and focused on gratitude at the same time?  Learn why……

Join us as you learn to deepen in your experience of gratitude for the person who has stood by you through your entire life, stood FOR you for your entire life and who will carry you to your own New Beyond when you leave this plane.  

And speaking of gratitude, thank you dear listeners, for coming on this journey to The New Beyond with me.  I truly am grateful for your support!

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The PBI is a 1-day VIP session with me as your coach, either in person or virtual, where I will partner with you to create the breakthrough solutions for your most important challenges. 

In my best-selling book, Beyond the Box, one of the main messages is learning how to be comfortable being uncomfortable.  But what does that mean and how does that work?  Isn’t that a contradiction? 

 A common strategy nearly every successful person adheres to is learning how to “think outside the box”.

This is no longer a fringe idea, relegated to the shadows of polite conversation. 

 The very idea of “thinking outside the box” not only encourages, but requires, a willingness to be uncomfortable.  And stay there, take up residency there.  

 So why then, is it so difficult to do?  Why are we humans so reluctant to give up our ideas of comfort and what it affords us? 

 Why are we so attached to the things which help to soothe our overly stimulated nervous systems even when our attachments themselves often contribute to a diminishing sense of well being?

 We enter the world through discomfort; fighting our way down the birth canal, and we spend the rest of our lives seeking to replicate that mythical place of comfort enjoyed in our mothers’ wombs before we got here! 

 In this episode, I am advocating that we adjust our relationship with the idea, or the mindset piece, that being comfortable is a requirement in order to be happy or fulfilled.  

 Tune in a hear why I believe that our greater fulfillment in life lies in being willing to live from our commitments rather than from what makes us comfortable and how our comfort zone can become a kind of prison. 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS

 THE PERSONAL BREAKTHROUGH INTENSIVE

If you are currently facing some big challenges in your life and are ready to get serious about creating solutions and manifesting the life you want to be living, I have designed the Personal Breakthrough Intensive to support you.  

 The PBI is a 1-day VIP session with me as your coach, either in person or virtual, where I will partner with you to create the breakthrough solutions for your most important challenges. 

Dawnese Openshaw is a master transformational leadership coach.

She is a John Maxwell certified leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, author of a book for adoptive moms and of two Amazon best-selling books, The principles of David & Goliath series and the Book of Influence series.

At the age of 14, her father encouraged her to read Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” and she has been a student of leadership ever since.

With over 25 years of experience in small business and non-profit organizations creating and executing plans for growth, Dawnese offers a unique perspective on life and business.

Dawnese’s coaching expanded in 2020 to include families—supporting emotional regulation, communication, and relationship building. She’s now combined her passion for leadership and commitment to strengthening relationships to create her newest coaching program called RelationSHIFT. Because when you learn to master all relationships … you master your leadership and your life!

Dawnese’s focus is empowering entrepreneurs to transform their relationships to transform their leadership and their lives. When relationships are improved and individuals live in alignment with their Vision and core values...MAGIC happens!!

To connect with Dawnese:

Given all that's happening in the world today, with multiple wars raging in the Middle East, Ukraine and elsewhere, I'm replaying my interview with Cathy Brooks from her podcast, Talk Unleashed, as we touch on many different topics ranging from my early experiences as trainer, to what it's been like living nearly 50 years in service to a vision and a calling, to the state of humanity on the planet today.

Cathy is a consummate communicator. She can talk to anyone, anywhere, about anything. And she does. She gets voted "Favorite Passenger" by the airline crews on a regular basis. That is how she rolls. If you know her, you already know this. If you don't, you'll see.

To put it mildly, Cathy has a special way with words, thus, her podcast is about using language to unleash one's deepest, most heartfelt experiences. She has a way of "teasing" just the right stories, feelings and memories out of her guests.

This is exactly what she did with me. Cathy asked me questions no one has EVER asked and invited me to reflect on my own most moving memories and experiences over a lifespan of 81 years.

Join us as Cathy and I navigate the territory of life on planet earth in these chaotic and uncertain times.

And on a personal note, dear listeners, if ever there was a time when the world needs people like you to step into their leadership and lead from a place of love, that time is now.

We are here, now, for such a time as this. May you BE the peace you seek!

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Reach Cathy at; unleashedleadershipllc@gmail.com

“Stop being a weenie” is the motto of my guest on this week’s episode.

My guest, Katie McManus was diagnosed with ADHD when she was 7 years old.  

Her motto, "stop being a weenie"  speaks to her belief that anything can be accomplished with a little bravery.  To this end, she is also host of the podcast, Weeniecast, available wherever podcasts are found. 

Katie turned her challenges as a person with ADHD into a 7-figure business, coaching mission-driven and ADHD Entrepreneurs to get out of overwhelm and into an approach that actually works for them. 

Katie is a straightforward business strategist and coach who believes in empowered decision-making over waiting for motivation to strike. 

In this episode, Katie and I discuss the 8 Superpowers of the ADHD entrepreneur.  Don’t be surprised if you see yourself in them.  I certainly did! 

 I came away from our interview wondering if in fact, I am ADHD!  I felt like a first-year psychology student who sees herself on every page of the textbook.  It certainly does answer a lot of questions I’ve had over the years.  

Far from being scary, a diagnosis of ADHD may just answer a lot of questions you’ve had about yourself and your life and in any case, unlocking these superpowers will work for you whether you are ADHD or neuro-typical (a fancy term for “normal”).  

Enjoy my conversation with Katie, a bright, sparkling, dynamic woman with a very creative mind and approach to life.  Wait until you hear how she answered my question at the end!  

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My guest this week is Katia Ravé, an Empowering Visionary, a Passionate Entrepreneur and a Successful Leadership Coach.

 At the age of 20, she left her native country, France, and emigrated to the U.S., with very little money and not speaking a word of English. 

 What she did have, even at that young age, was a vision and a passion for “becoming someone” and she saw the U.S. as a place of opportunity.  

Tune in and hear this amazing success story of Katia, who was unstoppable in her journey to eventually becoming the CEO of Rave Strategy Studio, a business coaching company.  

 As a dynamic leadership coach, Katia is dedicated to empowering leaders to achieve extraordinary results in both their personal and professional lives. 

 With a wealth of experience in coaching across continents, she ignites profound transformations and nurtures effective team communication, retention, and promotions.

 Her signature message, which is the title of her upcoming book, is: 'Winning Is Never Accidental'." Katia reminds us to “Embrace life's gift and rise above mediocrity!”

 Connect with Katia:

How do you deal with life when it is occurring in a way that confronts your ability to meet it from a place of responsibility and choice?

When you are so triggered by something that you cannot access the moment from your higher self, and instead are thrown into reactivity and your emotions are on a runaway train, what to do?

This week, we discuss the premise that Life has no inherent meaning and that all events are neutral - But we do not necessarily experience them that way! In fact, most of the time, we don't.

It is our nature as humans to assign meaning to what happens in our lives. We are meaning-making machines! We are wired to interpret what happens and give it meaning. And this can take us down the rabbit hole of our emotions and obscure our ability to access wisdom and choice and renders us at effect of life rather than at cause.

Join us in this riveting conversation and experience a technique that will help you learn how to incorporate a "pregnant pause" before you get on that runaway train of emotional reactivity.

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THE PERSONAL BREAKTHROUGH INTENSIVE (PBI)

 If you are currently facing some big challenges in your life and are ready to get serious about creating solutions and manifesting the life you want to be living, I have designed the Personal Breakthrough Intensive to support you. 

 The PBI is a 1-day VIP session with me as your coach, either in person or virtual, where I will partner with you to create the breakthrough solutions for your most important challenges. 

What if you could: 

·     Go deep and identify the core issues that have held you back. 

·     Discover strategies for how to disrupt old patterns and design new ones that empower you to move forwards.

·     Create a fresh and compelling narrative for your life that aligns with your true potential..  

·      Accelerate your breakthroughs- Catalyze profound transformations in a short period of time. 

·      Be coached by me, 1:1, for a period of 3 months following your PBI where we make sure you integrate and ground your new breakthroughs.

If you are ready to say “YES” to your highest intentions, goals and dreams, then let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work to create the breakthroughs you desire

 International best-selling author, Mel Mason, is known as The Clutter Expert.  As a sexual abuse survivor, she grew up depressed, suicidal, and surrounded by clutter. 

 What she realized after coming back from the brink of despair and getting through her own chaos was that the outside is just a mirror of the inside. 

 Her work with clients has them not only address getting rid of physical clutter but has also has them look at their “inner clutter.  Mel says, “If we only address the physical clutter on the outside and do not address the source of the chaos on the inside, the clutter keeps coming back.” 

 Mel is on a mission to empower people around the world to get free from clutter inside & out, so they can experience happiness and abundance in every area of their lives.

 She is host of the Mel Mason show on YouTube and author of the book, Freedom from Clutter.

 You don’t want to miss this enlightening conversation and learn how you, too, can become Free From Clutter!

Connect with Mel at:

“The unexamined life is not worth living” - Socrates

 Socrates is reported to have spoken these words at his trial for impiety and corrupting youth, for which he was put to death.  

 Plato is reported to have said, “The unexamined life is mere waste.”

These famous philosophers felt that to live one’s life without self -awareness, self-realization, or without a sense of its meaning or purpose is a life wasted.  

 So I pose this question to you, dear listener…… 

 What constitutes a life worth living for you?  

This is the BIG QUESTION we are tackling, here at the beginning of Season Four. 

 I’ve asked this question of myself hundreds of times and throughout my life, depending on where I was in my journey, the answers evolved.  And now, in my 80’s, with much less life left ahead than I’ve already lived, this question and others, arise for me yet again.  

What makes my life worth living?  

What does my life want/require of me?

Am I living my life as if it’s life worth living?

My guest is Katie Stowe, who was born without hands, forearms or elbows, and with hip, knee and ankle deformities. She could have seen her limitations as a prison that locked her away from any chance to pursue her dreams or her purpose.

Instead, she has transcended the odds and lives every day present, authentic and FREE in her body and soul.

Katie is an accomplished artist, devoted teacher, transformational coach and business owner of KatieStoweArt.

Her transformational coaching empowers individuals to unleash their potential, break barriers, and cultivate lives of meaning and purpose.

Join us in this far-reaching, empowering and inspiring conversation where Katie shares the many lessons of her journey in discovering the power of developing and unleashing her own creative passions and learn how she uses them to inspire others to do the same.

Connect with Katie here:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/katiegstowe

Instagram: www.instagram.com/katiegstowe

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCLqusVHjU3llKhJuBG8bF8g

Website: www.katiestowe.com

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THE PERSONAL BREAKTHROUGH INTENSIVE

(PBI)

 If you are currently facing some big challenges in your life and are ready to get serious about creating solutions and manifesting the life you want to be living, I have designed the Personal Breakthrough Intensive to support you. 

 The PBI is a 1-day VIP session with me as your coach, either in person or virtual, where I will partner with you to create the breakthrough solutions for your most important challenges. 

What if you could: 

·     Go deep and identify the core issues that have held you back. 

·     Discover strategies for how to disrupt old patterns and design new ones that empower you to move forwards.

·     Create a fresh and compelling narrative for your life that aligns with your true potential..  

·      Accelerate your breakthroughs- Catalyze profound transformations in a short period of time. 

·      Be coached by me, 1:1, for a period of 3 months following your PBI where we make sure you integrate and ground your new breakthroughs.

If you are ready to say “YES” to your highest intentions, goals and dreams, then let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work to create the breakthroughs you desire

This is the fourth and final Best Of episode: Giving and Receiving: The Power of BEING a YES!

In this week's episode, I reflect on my experience of being challenged to receive all the blessings and love that were a part of my 80th birthday celebration. We'll investigate the relationship between giving and receiving and why it is that most people have more difficulties receiving than they do giving.  What is that really about?

What is the role that being a YES plays in our experience of manifesting abundance or the lack thereof?  How do we sabotage ourselves and limit our ability to create abundance?

What are you saying YES to as you enter The New Beyond?

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ANNOUNCING  THE PERSONAL BREAKTHROUGH INTENSIVE (PBI)

 If you are currently facing some big challenges in your life and are ready to get serious about creating solutions and manifesting the life you want to be living, I have designed the Personal Breakthrough Intensive to support you. 

 The PBI is a 1-day VIP session with me as your coach, either in person or virtual, where I will partner with you to create the breakthrough solutions for your most important challenges. 

What if you could: 

·     Go deep and identify the core issues that have held you back. 

·     Discover strategies for how to disrupt old patterns and design new ones that empower you to move forwards.

·     Create a fresh and compelling narrative for your life that aligns with your true potential..  

·      Accelerate your breakthroughs- Catalyze profound transformations in a short period of time. 

·      Be coached by me, 1:1, for a period of 3 months following your PBI where we make sure you integrate and ground your new breakthroughs.

If you are ready to say “YES” to your highest intentions, goals and dreams, then let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work to create the breakthroughs you desire

Best of: The Problem is How You See the Problem:  Lisa Kalmin

This is another one of our Best Of listener favorites:

Enjoy this replay of my interview with Lisa Kalmin, a world-renowned transformational trainer, mindset coach, speaker, and author of the book, The Problem is How You See the Problem.

For the last 35 years, Lisa has coached and trained over 25,000 people all over the world in the principles and techniques to transform their lives.  In her book, The Problem is How You See the Problem, Lisa pulls back the veil on how to live an inspired and successful life.  Through the principles she teaches, Lisa’s students have created profound personal and professional breakthroughs.  These may manifest as money inflow and other forms of wealth, healed bodies/lost pounds, relationships deepened, love found and most of all the ability to deepen the capacity for joy and freedom.

Lisa is the co-founder of the Badass Women Leadership summit and program, designed to empower women to own their voices, stand for their vision and make the impact only they can make.  Lisa also teaches an online course:  Money, Wealth and Miracles, which leads participants to refocus and harness the flow of abundance and use the energy of flow to breakthrough issues around money and wealth.

Lisa is the mother of 12 year old twin boys and lives in Costa Mesa, CA.

Contact Lisa at the following:

This is the second episode in our Best Of Series: Judith’s guest is her long-time friend and colleague, Michael Strasner.

Michael is a master leader in the work of personal and professional coaching and leadership development for over 35 years.  Through his life-changing, transformative workshops, trainings and seminars, he has made a profound difference in the lives of thousands of people throughout the world.

This week, we're airing a replay of the very first episode of The New Beyond, where we explored the possibility of learning how to build a life beyond the ideas of what we used to think of as “normal”.

At that time, we were going into the third year of the pandemic and we were wondering what to call this time we were living thru in which we were somewhere between pre/mid/and post-pandemic.  

I almost feel nostalgic for those early days when life suddenly became very simplified. We were somewhere in an experience where we couldn’t see the end, and we didn’t have any sign-posts to orient or guide us.  So, I wondered, " what do we call this time" ?

Some referred to this time as The New Normal or The New Abnormal.  But I noticed that both of these names reference the idea of “normal”, as it’s human nature to want to “normalize” things.  But what if this time isn’t about normal?  What if it’s about going beyond normal?  That idea is what inspired the title of this podcast, The New Beyond.  I’m reminded of Rumi’s famous poem, “Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field.  I’ll meet you there.”

I think that’s where we still are now.  We are in the field that is beyond right/wrong, good/bad, normal/abnormal.  We are in the Field of Possibility where anything is possible.   Once we throw away our old conditioning and all our other limiting ideas and beliefs, new possibilities open and a whole new world appears.  I call this time then, The New Beyond.

The question is what is required of us in order to live fulfilling, creative, lives in The New Beyond?  Who do we need to become as humans, to navigate this brave new world?  That’s what we’ll be investigating as together we explore life in The New Beyond.

Enjoy the replay of this first episode.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS

My guest this week is Brandee Safran, a  Certified Transformational Coach and yoga therapist for women who want to boldly take full ownership of their health, freedom and joy so they create a legacy they are proud of. 

She supports women to believe in themselves, to tune into their bodies' wisdom to promote healing and take inspired action to bring their goals to life.

Her journey started at age 14, when she was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. She spent much of her teenage years suffering from painful attacks caused by the inflammation of the disease, but it launched her into a spiritual path and led to her discovery of yoga in 1988.

Brandee has pioneered many programs, such as yoga for digestive health, yoga for pelvic floor, women’s school of ecstatic awakening, and workshops in recovery. 

She has a special ability to help women get unstuck after experiencing, loss, divorce, a diagnosis, or life transition. Today she’s on a mission to activate women into the leaders they were meant to be. 

Brandee is passionate about sacred community and leads a sacred sisterhood called inspired wise women leadership.

Connect with Brandee:

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3-31 From Blind Spot to BFO

What is it about blind spots that can often derail us?  

When something arises to which we were previously blind, it always shows up like a shock with a visceral, physical, emotional, or psychological impact. And it is often not something that lands gently.

And here’s the thing:  everyone has them.  Even the most brilliant minds in the world have blind spots.  

In this episode, we’re going to examine the phenomenon of blind spots and how they keep us from being as effective as we might want to be in areas of our lives like career and relationships.  

Tune in as we explore how something can go from being in our “blind” area, to being a BFO.  Wonder what that is?  You’ll learn about BFO’s in this episode, and you’ll discover why feedback is an important tool for bringing our blind areas forwards into our conscious awareness.  

You’ll learn about the Four Spheres of Knowing and where your biggest blind spots reside. And you’ll learn about what it takes to turn your blind spots into BFO’s.  

Join me in this adventure of discovering what your blind spots reveal about you.  

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 ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS

S3 E30 The Union of Science and Spirituality - Aaron Glassman

In 1996, my guest, Aaron Glassman, experienced what he refers to as his “awakening”, while meditating inside the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid of Egypt.

Thus began his journey of awakening that has taken him throughout Europe, the UK, the Middle East, and now to Maui, where he lives with his wife and two sons. 

Aaron has been teaching, writing and speaking for over 20 years about the fusion of science and spirituality while creating spiritual technologies that assist people in awakening to their creative power.

He is the author of the upcoming book “Be The WAYVE” Spiritual Technologies to awaken You to Your Life’s Purpose.”

Most recently, Aaron has teamed up with his wife to lead groups of visionary women and men to support them in bringing their creative visions out into the world for maximum planetary impact.

Join us in this deep dive and engaging conversation and experience how Aaron merges the technology of science and spirit to activate Wave Consciousness, the place where the heart opens to align with the highest frequencies and allows the process of creation to emerge.  

Aaron does a Wave Activation in this episode- you don’t want to miss it! 

Connect with Aaron:

3-29 Codes of Connection - Interview by Beth Osmer

This week’s episode is the audio of my interview as a guest speaker on a summit hosted by Beth Osmer. The summit was called Codes of Connection.  

In this interview, I share my journey as a transformational and leadership development trainer for nearly fifty years.  In response to Beth’s questions, we discuss:

• What are transformational trainings?

• Why do people do this work?

• What kinds of people are drawn to doing it?

• How does the process work?

• What material lies in the subconscious mind?

• How can we support people accessing their subconscious minds and connecting with their undeveloped potential?

• What is the nature of the 90% of undeveloped potential? 

• What is my personal vision and what keeps me connected to the work?

• What is next for me?

I share my perception that it takes great courage to be a human being.  It takes courage to be born, and it takes courage to die.  It takes courage just to live on planet Earth today, given all the changes and challenges we are all facing.  

 I also discuss about importance of having a vision that centers and grounds one, like a North Star.  In times of great change and challenge, our vision is something to true up to. 

Join me in this powerful and insightful conversation about the importance of being connected throughout our lives.  

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S3 E28 Talk Unleashed- Cathy Brooks

My guest this week is Cathy Brooks, a communications and conversation “Ninja”.  Her superpower is hearing the conversation that’s not being said, and coaching people to find their words.  

Her background ranges from working in radio and television, as well as newspaper and digital platforms.  

In 2012, she turned a life-long passion for canine behavioral study into a career, opening The Hydrant Club in Las Vegas, NV.  

Applying expertise in communications to facilitate connection between dogs and their humans, Cathy realized she could transform the way people communicate with each other using the metaphor or the dog-human relationship. 

In 2022, Cathy launched her own media, event and coaching business, Unleashed Leadership, LLC, leading people to financial and personal success through the development of effective and powerful communication skills. 

In addition, she hosts the weekly podcast, Talk Unleashed, where she engages with guests and listeners to foster effective and authentic communication between people.  

Tune in and enjoy:  Talk Unleashed! 

Connect with Cathy Brooks:

3-27 Pioneering Transformation and Leadership - Interview by Alex Lianne and Carol Register

This week’s episode is the audio from an interview I did on the Unleashed and Unstoppable podcast, hosted by Alex Lianne Carter and Carol Register.

Alex and Carol are certified Performance-Neuro Coaches who help their clients optimize their performance through confidence, self-worth, and courageous action. 

We look at transformation and leadership development through the lens of my experience as a pioneering trainer and coach of nearly fifty years in the field.  

We discuss the early days of my career, as a woman in a field populated largely by men, how that context shaped me, and how the challenges I faced then, are still faced by women today in the corporate world.

We discuss the kind of mind-set and conditioning females are taught throughout their lives and how many of those principles need to be unlearned if a woman is to succeed as a leader in today’s world.  

Join us for this fascinating conversation, with deep and profound implications for female leaders today.  

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 ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS 

3-26 Trusting Your Intuition: Keys For Knowing When to Act - Kirsten Barfoot

My guest this week is Kirsten Barfoot, an Australian-based Transformational Speaker, Mentor and Author of The Inner Wealth Code – Seven Keys for BEING Wealthy, Even in Times of Uncertainty.

She enjoys working with passionate, driven, slightly eccentric individuals.  People who like to challenge the status quo, who like to do things their own way.  People who want to leave this life knowing they tried it all, gave it everything, made mistakes and know deep down, they left the world a better place just by being in it.

Kirsten guides people to make significant life changes and awaken their Intuitive Genius, so they can trust themselves to take the leap… into the unknown. 

Her mission is to inspire people to fully align and trust their own intuition.  To know and trust their instincts are always speaking to them, giving them answers, leading them to resources, and anything else they may require to realize their individual and potent destiny.

Join us in this stimulating conversation about learning to trust our intuition, awaken to our Highest Potential, and live in accordance with our Soul’s mission and purpose for this lifetime. 

Connect with Kirsten: 

S3 E25 Becoming an Empowered Elder

This week’s episode is the edited version of an interview Judith did for the speaker series, “Wise Women Rising”, hosted by Brandee Safran.  

In this interview, Judith reflects on what it means to her to be a wise woman leader and shares about her experiences growing up at a time when there were few female role models as leaders, especially in the field of transformational trainings.  

She shares about how it was a “boy’s club” and how out of alignment she felt coming up through a system that rewarded masculine traits and ways of thinking and how she pushed the boundaries and innovated the ways that work could be expressed. 

Judith shares her own journey of becoming an empowered elder, one that continues to this day as she says, “we are always becoming, we are evolving.”  “If we remain curious and open to new possibilities, If we can stay in “beginner’s mind” and be a life-long learner, no matter how old we are, life will present opportunities to create, remain relevant and live a life that matters.”

Tune in and hear Judith’s personal journey to becoming an empowered elder. 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS

S3, E24 The Way of Collaboration-Part 2 - A Conversation with Ken Ashby and Gopal Metro *

Award winning singer-songwriter, Ken Ashby, and international record producer, Gopal Metro, collaborated to bring us our new theme song, “Each of Us”.  

In this week’s episode, Part 2, we continue our discussion with the two creators of the song, Ken and Gopal, 

S3 E23: New Theme Song: “Each of Us” ©

In case you missed it, we just announced the release of our new theme song, “Each of Us” ©, written and performed by singer-songwriter, Ken Ashby, and produced by Gopal Metro.

It’s posted here as a separate episode so you can tune into the lyrics and music.  

Be sure to tune in later this week for Part 2 of The Way of Collaboration, where I continue my interview with the two creators of this song and we learn about their early influences and experiences in the music and recording industries.  

“Each of Us”©

S3 E22 The Way of Collaboration-Part 1 - A Conversation with Ken Ashby and Gopal Metro

Award winning singer-songwriter, Ken Ashby, and international record producer, Gopal Metro, collaborated to bring us our new theme song, “Each of Us”.  

In this week’s episode, Part 1, we introduce that piece of music and speak with its creators, Ken and Gopal, on how they came together, having never met one another before, to collaborate in the production of a song Ken had written many years ago, but never recorded.  

Judith shares the back story of her vision of having an original anthem for the podcast and how she manifested her vision through Ken and Gopal.  

The lyrics of the song speak to the vision Judith has for The New Beyond and how life can be lived in that place of consciousness. 

Ken and Gopal share their individual processes of creation and their experiences in their respective fields.  

Connect with them:

S3 E21: From Burnout to BOLDness -A Conversation with Alex Lianne

Have you ever worked hard to achieve your goals or get to where you thought you wanted to be and then having gotten there you felt burned out and knew you couldn’t sustain this level of performance? 

And maybe you kept going anyway because you needed to prove that you were capable and not a quitter.  

That’s how my guest, Alex Lianne, felt as she reached what she thought was the peak of her career. 

She’d worked hard to get where she was and ignored her body’s signals to slow down and regroup.  She kept going until her body wouldn’t co-operate any longer and had a physical collapse that sidelined her for six months.  

Join us as Alex shares how her burn out experience inspired her to become a Performance-Neuro Coach who helps her clients optimize their performance through confidence, self-worth, and courageous action. 

To connect with Alex:

Podcast: Unleashed & Unstoppable:

S3 E20 The Blessings Are Always With You

“The blessings are always with you.” These are the words that were spoken to me by an I Ching master in Taiwan twenty years ago.  

The I Ching is one of the oldest spiritual books in the world and for many Chinese philosophers, it is as important as the Bible is to Western society.  Essentially, it is a means of obtaining spiritual guidance, insight, and wisdom.  

In this week’s episode, I share my experience of what I learned that day with the I Ching master and how it has impacted my life since then. The learning has been significant on many different levels.  

I learned that blessings and miracles are commonplace events, and available to anyone who is willing to receive them. But was I willing to RECEIVE the blessings that are always with me? Big learning here!

And guess what?  The blessings are always with you, too!  Can you receive them is the question. 

Discover what I learned about what keeps us from receiving them and how you can be a magnet for all the goodness waiting to be given to you. 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS

Announcing the launch of my eight week online course:

Elder School:  Finding Meaning and Purpose in the Third Act of Your Life- 8 consecutive Wednesdays at 6 PM Pacific, starting July 12, 2023.  

S3, E19: Unspeakable Truths and Transforming Conversations - Shelli Jost Brady

Human beings are masterful story tellers and meaning making machines.  We are that we make meaning and we do it instantaneously and for the most part unconsciously.  

Then we live inside our stories, thinking they are truth and fact, when, in reality, we made them up.  Life happens and we make up what it means.  

My guest this week is Shelli Jost Brady, a graduate of Virginia Tech, who holds multiple advanced degrees and certifications in design, architecture, business, leadership trauma, and peace education.  

Born on a farm in South Dakota, daughter of a father in the military, Shelli’s nomadic youth instilled the importance of finding affinity in disparate groups to create comfort in ever-changing and dangerous environments.  

She has created curriculums in human rights, conflict transformation, relationships, and reconciliation for organizations and communities at large.  

Join us for this deep and engaging conversation about:

• How do we be in communication when there is disagreement?

• How do we create environments that are safe for people to be empowered to tell the truth?

• What is an authentic apology?

• What is to be Selfish vs Selffull

• How do we restore communication when we’ve harmed someone?

• Where and how do we begin this process?

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