The Purpose Filter

You know the feeling when I ask you to picture yourself lounging on the couch and bingeing on your favorite Netflix show. And I bet you also know the feeling when the music is blasting and you should be so exhausted but you're dancing the night away as if you're 19 years old again. What's the difference between those 2 versions of you? Wendy Ng, a dance and movement coach, mom of 3 and occupationa...

Can women be great entrepreneurs? Can they build and manage a thriving business while juggling families and significant others, oh, and burnout too? Dr. Sharon McLaughlin certainly thinks so, and we discuss those topics along with focus, fulfillment and much more in this week's episode! Dr. McLaughlin is board certified plastic surgeon and the founder of Mind Lull, which helps small business owner...

Are you sick of playing safe? Do you ever feel like there’s an invisible force field holding you back from the life you dream about? From the person you truly want to be? News flash: that’s called your comfort zone. And on this week, we’re saying “F*CK THAT!” I won’t lie, this episode is a little spicier than usual, as my alter ego, “Brooklyn KZ”, makes an appearance to help keep it real about how...

Last episode we established the concept that the only thing we can truly control is ourselves. Not our families, not our partners, not kids or colleagues or the world around us. It's just US. This week I delve into what those things are: your focusyour bodyyour response This episode gets into self-awareness, the interplay between choice and control, the mind-body connection and gives specific tool...

Are you a high-achieving, type A go-getter? On one hand, you're action-oriented, achieving big goals and taking names while you're at it. But what happens when things go awry? How do you deal with uncertainty? How do you cope with *gasp* not being in control? It's no joke when I tell you that relinquishing my deep need for control has changed my ENTIRE life. Do you get stressed and overwhelmed bec...

Tiphany Kane left a cult-like religion at age 19 and lost an entire community of family and friends virtually overnight. She then promptly found herself in a toxic and abusive relationship and another 19 years passed before she found a way out. She's now an entrepreneur, public speaker, public educator, and writer who brings her passion for the art of the spoken word to people who need help findin...

Starting a new series here titled "Letters From Your Highest Self". I wish my higher, better, more experienced and future self could have given me pep talks when I was struggling during some of the most difficult times in my life. I wish that version of myself was there to tell me that everything was going to be okay, and that there was so much in store for me if I could only believe it was possib...

This might be one of my favorite episodes I've recorded to date. It's about a friend who doesn't feel she's worthy enough to wear a beautiful bracelet that she received as a gift. And I'm willing to bet that there's something in your life that may seem like an irrational fear to others, but you just can't seem to get past it, no matter how much you want to. But like I say in the episode, this is a...

Ever have something not work out in your favor? When we're in that moment of disappointment, we become upset and emotional because life didn't go according to plan. But have you ever looked back and realized how radically different your life would be if things went the way you wanted rather than the way they actually occurred? How is it that some of the strongest people who have gone through unspe...

Have a hard time making decisions? Feel like there's something wrong with you because you spend WAY too much time trying to decide something that should be fairly simple? As someone who was once INCREDIBLY indecisive, I guarantee that you're not alone. And even better, there's a way to get better at making decisions, and making them quickly. Join me in this episode as I discuss: common reasons why...

Okay, okay, I know what you're thinking: "I might be afraid to fail or get rejected but there's NO WAY I'm afraid of success!" Well, take a listen to this episode and let me know whether you still feel the same way afterwards, because my mind was BLOWN when I realized what a huge component these fears were playing in my life. We pick up where we left off last week regarding fear (listen here if yo...

Ever wanted to really do something but you were too scared to do so? And then beat yourself up about it later, just wishing you had the guts to really go for what you want? If so, then you HAVE to listen to this episode. I love talking about fear because changing my relationship with fear has changed my life. And I know it can do the same for yours as well In this episode we discuss: [1:55] the ev...

I've made PLENTY of mistakes in the past decade. Have you? Join me on this honest and vulnerable episode as I share the 5 lessons I've learned in the past 10 years on the journey from who I was to who I am today. It's a journey that you can take for yourself once you've listened because you'll be armed with the same framework I used to get from stuck, overwhelmed, out of control and desperately un...

Has your body ever felt like it's betraying you? That it keeps trying to send you a message but you're too burnt out/exhausted/trapped to hear it? Well, we get into all of that and more in this week's episode with our guest Emily Shaules. Emily is a Transformational Coach who works primarily with women with invisible illness. A former attorney, professional actor, and Founder/CEO, Emily went from...

No one likes being overwhelmed. The good news is you now have the final piece of the puzzle to really be able to tackle this challenging and frustrating emotion. This episode is part 3 of the series on overwhelm and tackles the most important aspect of managing overwhelm: managing our minds. Listen to episode 19 and episode 20 for parts 1 and 2 of this series, respectively, to build upon those les...

Be honest with me: when was the last time you actually felt good? We spend so much of our time trapped in our heads that we forget what it's actually like to feel great, play and experience life. Let's drop out of our heads and into our bodies so we can learn how to regain control over our emotions and our lives. This episode is part 2 of the series on overwhelm and delves a little bit deeper from...

You're tired. You're overwhelmed. You have so much to do and never enough time to do it. You feel trapped in a cycle of wanting to be productive and yet paralyzed by the anxiety of everything you have to do. Sounds like you? Well then add this episode to your queue and listen up as we talk about overwhelm and more importantly, how to manage it. In this episode we discuss: debunking the biggest myt...

You've heard the phrase before: "Mindset is everything". And it's true—a great mindset is one of the best tools we have to make positive changes in our lives. But despite having a great mindset, why do we still fall short of our goals? How do we explain that? The problem is that we often forget mindset alone isn't enough and that's what we'll be talking about on this episode, the final part of the...

Oh boy, if you've ever pushed something off to the last minute or thought "hmm, I can finish that tomorrow", then you've landed on the right episode! Part 2 of the "New Year, Purposeful You" series gets down and dirty with a topic we've all dealt with—Procrastination. (BTW, click here to listen to part 1 of the series where we talk all about how to set an intention for 2022 and play full out in th...

Are you feeling an odd sense of deja vu this January 1st? Maybe it's because you realize you keep writing down the same few resolutions at the beginning of each year and you're ready for a REAL change. So why not try a different tactic for 2022? Enter our "New Year, Purposeful YOU" series. These 3 episodes will help set the tone for a year of intention and the pursuit of a life that makes you so E...

Have you ever gotten to December 31st and immediately thought, "How is this year already over? What have I even done all year?" If this sounds like you, then grab a pen & paper and pay attention as this episode walks you through an exercise that will completely change how you evaluate the past year and set you up for the best 2022 ever. In this episode we discuss: how the language you use to d...

This episode is an interview from a recent livestream recording for "Gratefully Living the Chronic Life" with Lauren Blanchard Zalewski. She runs the Attitude of Gratitude with Chronic Pain Facebook group which focuses on using GRATITUDE in order to enhance our healing from the emotional pain associated with chronic pain/illness/depression. Watch the video on YouTube here: In this episode we discu...

Have you ever had carefully laid plans that life decided to (not so) conveniently flip upside down? Well, that's exactly what Dr. Sari Green experienced when she uncovered the hidden reality behind her happy marriage just 4 months into her first pregnancy. What followed was a 6 year journey of self-exploration, resilience and healing. In this episode we discuss: how a complete life dismantling hel...

You’re a responsible adult. You plan for retirement, set aside money for a rainy day, and even save for your children’s college tuition. But when it comes to planning for the future, chances are one of the most important decisions you could make is one you’ve never even considered. Until now! In this episode, we cover a fundamental topic in palliative care and discuss the importance of choosing a...

We all have scars. There are visible ones that we can show others at cocktail parties as we trade stories of how we injured ourselves. And there's also the invisible ones that are too hurtful, traumatic or shameful to think of, let alone speak aloud. But whether we can see them or not, our scars, our wounds—they all carry a story. This episode explores the wounds and scars we carry with us—the one...