The Inner Briefing

An introduction to a mini series, woo woo at work, this episode defines what woo woo at work really means, and where it comes from (when it comes to Marie's businesses). Listen to hear the story behind Marie's work in bringing modalities like feng shui (office energetics), astrology, human design and somatics into the corporate workspace. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes with special guest...

After spending years climbing the 9-5 corporate ladder, Kelly Jackson experienced a soul awakening that took her off the corporate path and into her deeper purpose. Now Kelly is a Certified Life Coach and spiritual mentor who supports corporate women plotting their escape from the grind. In this conversation, Kelly and Marie explore how corporate careers dysregulate us and the many ways we can lea...

Can you be your full self at work and when you’re looking for work? In this episode, Marie is joined by Security Leader and US Army veteran Ryen Macababbad to talk about leadership, layoffs, and learning to love ourselves. Ryan shares how her experiences being deployed to Afghanistan and navigating the world neurodivergently have informed her leadership style as a people manager in tech. We also d...

After a number of years in leadership and management at tech companies like Uber, Square and Meta, Joel Hoekstra got laid off — not once, but twice. In this conversation, he shares his experience leaving the corporate world behind and offers advice on how to see the writing on the wall, what to do to prepare for a lay-off, and the one thing that everyone seems to regret about their lay-off experie...

Is your nervous system dysregulated on the regular? Are you living in a state of consistent low (or even high) level of stress, anxiety or overwhelm? Because our nervous systems are constantly scanning our environments for safety, safety is the underpinning of a light and joyful experience, free of stress and overwhelm, most especially in the office. However, many of us are operating in a window o...

Are you living and working in survival mode? The truth is that many of us were not given the tools to live or work in any other way. This episode introduces some elements of your nervous system and talks about how regulation can be your main path out of constantly feeling in fight, flight, freeze or fawn. Whether you’re navigating layoffs or the average corporate workplace, you need your nervous s...

There’s no secret that the tech layoffs (and other industries, too) have been some of the worst in recent memory. Many are struggling, several months post-layoff, to determine how to move forward through this difficult time. This episode is both a reflection and an offering for those leading as well as those impacted. Part 1 of a mini-series inspired by layoffs, this episode is here to witness, su...

Putting a positive spin on your working experience won't solve the problems you face in the office (virtually or in-person). Positivity about your working situation will also not fulfill you or reconcile the conflicting thoughts and feelings you have about your day job. This episode is about acknowledging that, while taking back the power that you do have when it comes to your work, most espec...

Is your 9–5 job supporting your life’s work? How about using your job as a means to prioritize and accomplish your personal and creative endeavors? In this episode, Marie outlines the following ways that your 9–5 can support your prolific creation: providing routine and structure, clear priorities, steady pacing, research and development, and constraints. If you’re not making time for your own pur...

The objective of Marie's two businesses–The Corporate Psychic and Essential Teams–as well as this podcast (The Spiritual 9–5), has been to find and reflect on the transcending points of life through our work, through the tension and the opposites we experience, and in all the things that pull us in different directions. It is to witness how we show up for all of it and to learn how to embrace...

When we have the chance to reflect on where we’ve been, we can find guidance for where we’re going. In this episode, Marie shares 6 lessons she has learned as a business owner, and discusses how they contribute to her outlook on work and how she plans to carry them with her into her new corporate role.  Episode themes: Entrepreneurship | Business Lessons | Professional Development | Personal Devel...

When we are intentional with our thoughts, our bodies will respond in kind. Yet, our brains are so good at keeping us comfortable and complacent in the familiar. In this episode, Marie talks about how training our mindset – our conscious and unconscious thoughts and intentions – helps us more purposefully navigate difficult situations. Through consciously channeling our effort in a way that feels...

Our career paths are not linear and quite often come full circle. In this episode, Marie reflects on her own personal career path, beginning with her time in corporate and through building her own companies. She reflects on how she’s experienced both embracing a 9-5 role as well as entrepreneurship, and has found that you don’t have to be just one or the other. She reflects on trusting in the timi...

Marie brings behind the scenes transparency into her program development, sharing her process from inception to birth and beyond for a recently launched program, VISIBILITY. There are rich insights and takeaways from what it's like to show up for something daily (not just week-daily) and how the giving of ourselves can be among the most nourishing and regenerative acts and gifts that we can of...

If you've ever thought "I'm not doing enough" in relation to *anything* in your life, this episode is for you. Themes: productivity, multi-passionate people, multi-faceted people, ADHD, measuring success, burn out References & Links: *please LinkedIn dm me or email me the book referenced, if you know it!* Rae Dohar Coaching: https://www.raedohar.com/ Marie Groover personal we...

Is the new collective dream to work for ourselves and not really be working at all?  Lucky for us, starting a business doesn’t have to be a pipe dream. It’s easier than you think.  You don’t need a business plan to start your business. It can be as simply as choosing to show up differently within the world around you.  Listen to the episode (or read the transcript) to find out how. Episode Transcr...

This episode is about navigating the in-between moments in life where we find ourselves in transition between who we once were and who we are becoming. If this show resonates, please consider rating it 5 stars and sharing your favorite episode with a friend. Themes: Becoming, Self Discovery, Personal Development, Leadership Development, Growth, Mindset, Embodiment, Coaching, Spirituality, Philosop...

Kening Zhu is an artist, entrepreneur, designer, writer, philosopher and builder of digital ecosystems (and so much more). She is the artist behind www.thecorppsychic.com and my personal website, www.mariegroover.com . Her philosophies on life as an artist-entrepreneur are profound, as are her philosophies are work, business and magnetizing our dream clients. This episode explores Kening's gro...

In this episode, Marie dives into the phenomenon of thinking thoughts like "I'll being when.." or "If I had.. I would do..". She shares some perspective alongside some practical and mystical tools for getting to the bottom of the ideas, thoughts and attachments that hold us back, lovingly. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: https://thecorppsychic.squarespace.com/resources/-56-start-here-n...

This episode is about empathy. Empathy is mastering the knowing of what is yours and what is someone else’s and skillfully responding emotionally and intellectually based on the circumstance and the human in front of you.  Empathy is trainable – it’s not a muscle or a brain type that some people have and others don’t. Empathy is worthwhile to take the time to develop in ourselves, our schools, bus...

In this 4 month update of being in business without social media, Marie shares some key insights about the pace of business, nature and the world. It's not about how fast we move, but rather how often we are willing to show up. It's about how many times we come back to our work and it's about the little things that compound into the momentum that carries us through. This episode unlock...

This episode is about why your work matters – why your journey matters, and how you make the shift from the hero of your own story, to the guide in the story of others. It’s about the big picture impact of what you are here to do & it’s about shifting from self-centered to other-centered in order to realize your dreams and your greatest potential. JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR VISIBILITY: https://thec...

There are people in the world who get you, who are just like you. And if you can find those people who appreciate you (because they are you), who are a little bit ahead of you (in terms of where you are setting out to go), you can cultivate some really potent conditions for your personal growth and development. And when you are a visionary (you are), this is crucial and key to bringing your vision...

The beliefs we hold inform the quality of our lived experience. With this in mind, this episode invites you to investigate one of the most insidious beliefs that many of us hold -- the belief that you have to be good and that some condition [insert success, wealth, happiness, joy, good things, good results, etc.] will be fulfilled. You do not have to work so hard to be good, to have a good life. I...

This episode is an open dialogue showcasing what it looks like BTS as a spiritual entrepreneur (from our lens). Together Amelia Hruby and host, Marie Groover, dive into Tarot (5 of Pentacles, King of Cups, Death), Astrology, Human Design, and communing with the spiritual of their businesses. The two also discuss some differences in energy and work-style for projects and generators. Some themes / h...