Authentic Life Connection

This week... Something a little bit different. It is the 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY of this podcast!!! So, I decided to take this week to talk with you all about what I have learned about ME, podcasting, and LIFE through this journey of putting out one podcast episode per week, for a WHOLE YEAR!!! This episode is filled with some powerful lessons my friends... Enjoy!!! I will talk with you all next week!!...

Focus... The big buzzword for many people looking for support in their personal growth... But, what if I told you that focusing on focus as your solution may be misleading you to feeling less and less able to get what is important for you done in your life? What if I told you that TRACTION may be the solution that you are looking for? In this episode I make the case for why TRACTION trumps focus w...

For episode #50 I decided to bring you all a special treat. I brought Mike Iamele BACK to the podcast to talk ALL ABOUT life Purpose. What is life purpose? How do we figure out our own life purpose?  What about passions in life? . We discuss all of this and more... So, tune in... You do NOT want to miss this! . Enjoy the episode! . To Get in Touch with Mike www.instagram.com/mikeiamele www.mikeiam...

This week... I showed up to do something a little different... I speak... But what I want to convey is so much deeper, and more important. This week... Presence... And how it is the antidote to suffering.... What is suffering exactly?... That, I DEFINITELY talk about in this episode... So listen in. Pay attention, and see if you can FEEL the message behind the words this week. This is a truly spec...

This week we talk about "the journey". The journey of life, the journey of going after goals.  We hear it said so often, and thrown around about how important it is to be in the journey and not focused on the goal... But have you ever really wondered WHY it is so important? Did you know that there are things that we gain, and experience in the journey that are NOT gained, or experienced...

This week, we are talking all about JOY... That often misunderstood, or elusive word/emotion that we, as humans, are DESIGNED to cultivate and experience. So, why do we struggle with cultivating and experiencing this emotion?  TUNE IN, and find out!  Also, I will be reading to you all from MY NEW BOOK (to be published soon) during this episode. Chapter 3 in my book covers the topic of joy, so I wi...

(this episode contains within it the topic of suicide briefly... I want to let you know that ahead of time, so that if you are not in a safe space with this topic, you can choose to not listen or skip that part) This week I am talking with you all about telling yourself the truth. The truth about what you want in life. The truth about what you are CHOOSING to do in this life. And, the truth about...

This week we talk ALL ABOUT FOMO... What is it exactly? Why do so many people seem to be struggling with it?... Is there a solution? And, if there is a solution, why are we not choosing it? I answer all of these questions and much more in this week's episode.  So... Tune in... You do NOT want to miss what I have to share with you all here. Enjoy my friends... Talk with you all again next week...

This week we are talking about FEARS!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!  Scary Huh?.... But don't fear this episode.... I am going to go through some of the most common fears that I see my clients allowing to hold them back in their life. I am going to discuss the illusions of these fears, and how we can begin to move through them to a more fulfilling life. AND.... I am going to tell you how these fears, are ac...

This week I talk with you all about what it means to live a life of proactive action. I explain things like how to prioritize your time based on what is TRULY valuable and important to you at a core level.  I also give you tons of insight in how to recognize patterns of a reactive life of crisis management, so you can begin to recognize these patterns in your own life. But I don't just leave...

Essence vs. Form... What does that even mean? And what does it have to do with my goals in life. I am so glad you asked.... This week I dive in deep to answer this question for you... Essence is basically the meaning, feeling, and value that is deeply attached to how we perceive something.... Form... Well... It is the SOMETHING....  So... which is more important to attach to and focus on when we a...

Beliefs.... POWERFUL tools that we can use to create movement towards our growth, and goals in life.... But as with ALL tools, they CAN be used in a way that undermines their very purpose, or even destroys their purpose. SO.... this week we are looking at beliefs. And, specifically I am going to break down the difference between 2 types of beliefs. One of which will serve you to take action, grow,...

Let's talk SEX my friends!!! Sexiness, sexuality, sexual desire, turn-ons... The barriers are down and the discussion is OPEN. Mike iamele and I have an honest, powerful, and open conversation about sex. . What does it TRULY mean to have great sex, and how can YOU start having it? How can you liberate yourself from sexual shame, and re-OWN your sexual desire? How can you re-empower your sexua...

This week I am talking about the victim mindset again. But, with a focus on one particular way that the victim mindset shows up.... Self-victimhood. This means that a person becomes both the villain and the victim in their victim mentality. Before you go dismissing the idea of this, let me just tell you that MANY MANY MANY people on this planet are struggling with this and do not realize it, becau...

This week I talk all about boundaries... No, not the kind between countries, or between cities, or personal property... But similar to those... I am talking about boundaries for ourselves, both physical and emotional. What are boundaries? How do you set them? What mistakes do I see people making with setting boundaries?.... I answer all of these questions and so much more... So tune in, you won&ap...

This week on the podcast I am talking all about the victim mindset. What is it really? Why do we stigmatize it? Why do people adopt this sort of mindset in the first place? I answer all of these questions and more. I also offer you insight into recognizing the victim mindset in your own life, and where it my be sneaking in just under the radar and holding you back from living your most fulfilling...

This week I have something SPECIAL for you... A STORY... An allegory on how people pleasing, quick fixes, and "anywhere other than here" changes lead us to a life of inauthenticity, exhaustion, and unhappiness. I use a story to explain how taking, and staying in YOUR JOURNEY when everyone around you is looking for a quick fix, is TRULY the key to a fulfilling life. . Enjoy this episode m...

Blame vs. Responsibility.... The topic of this week. Do you know the difference?... This week I dive into the topic and explain the difference between the two, and explain how blame does not serve us in creating growth, and empowerment in our life. I talk all about emotional responsibility, and what it truly means, and why it is NOT the same and blaming a person for their emotions Listen in to fin...

This week we talk ALL ABOUT the difference between Acceptance, and Giving Up. I offer my insight, and experience into how "giving up" disguises itself as acceptance for many people, and how we can identify when we are choosing to "give up" in our own lives. You do NOT want to miss this episode if you are someone who has ever wondered if you are choosing to give up on something,...

This week I am coming to you with insight into how consuming information can become a cycle that we get stuck in. You may wonder why this is a problem. So I am also diving deep into how constantly consuming information harms our decision making abilities, decreases our ability to create motivation, AND keeps us in a state of consumption of creation, but without the ability to ACT as someone who is...

This week we are discussing what it means to use pain or discomfort as your motivation to change, and why this does not serve you to create life-long, fulfilling changes in your life.  I talk about how to recognize the patterns of using pain and discomfort as motivation, and some of the various ways in which it can show up in your life. You do NOT want to miss this week's episode, if you are...

This week Coach Lara and I dive in on the topic of self-awareness, and how it is so important to develop in ourselves. We also discuss the importance of being focused on our growth journey in life, and not just focused on results. This episode is packed full of insightful conversation, and concepts to begin considering if you are someone who wants to move back into a position of power and growth i...

This week we dive into the idea and topic of "restrictive eating".... What is it? It is inherently unhealthy? Or is this again an issue of mindset? . I give you answers to these questions and SOOO MUCH more in this episode. What does an unhealthy restrictive eating pattern look like in a person's life, and how can you recognize signs of it in yours? I give you some insight into this...

So.... Narcissism.... Is it really directly related to someone having a high self-esteem? Or have we, yet again, been taught to believe something that does not tell us the whole story here? Could there be more to narcissism than meets the eye? Could Narcissism be something that more of us are struggling with than we are willing to see? I answer all of these questions and more in this week's e...

This week we are talking ALL ABOUT the return on investment when it comes to coaching (in other words, what is it that you get out of investing in a coach). I lay it all out for you, what the benefits of working with a coach are, as well as the tools, and tactics that coaches use to help you in getting these benefits. And in the end my friends, it is all about choosing to see that you ARE worth th...