Becoming Parents - Birth Stories and Birthwork Wisdom

In our second therapy session, Dr. Foojan and I discuss sex! We dive into loss and guilt, patience with life changes, the connection between orgasm and punishment, how I'm accepting of some changes but not of others, designing sexual rewards, and reclaiming fun in sex. She also encouraged me to try other things, so I had a session with a tantric specialist! I need to remind myself I am a sexy, pla...

Eileen was fantastic! She encouraged me to NOT upsell (it makes me uncomfortable) but to have different programs that meet different needs, Have sponsors for scholarships using businesses I know, I need to learn how to best help people and what my end result is.    A strength I have is meeting people where they're at and holding space for them, so to remember that.   She emaile...

In session #1 together, we dig deep into money, career, blocks I have. Thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, resetting life and integrating the past. I regress to my 6-year-old self and where the baggage started. I can't remember crying as hard as I did in this episode and how much I learned.   Dr. Foojan Zeine is a Psychotherapist, Life Coach, International Speaker, Author, and Radio/Telev...

At this time, I'm an "Indie" author only, no connection with any other publishers. However, I didn't start that way.   I initially struggled to land a big publisher, making it up through the levels at a Big 5 publisher back in 2010, but at the final acquisition meeting, the marketing department thought there wouldn't be a big enough audience for my award-winning novel (Nearly Departed in...

Hi, my name is Danny Heinsohn and my biggest setback became my greatest opportunity.   Upon college graduation with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering, I was diagnosed with brain cancer. After 15 months of craniotomies, seizure complications, and chemotherapy, I spiraled into depression and lost my sense of identity. I had to relearn how to walk, talk, and tie my shoes.   By...

Stephanie and I had a wild ride conversation about the baby she gave up for adoption and how she accidentally found her, her 2 books released November 2019 and how she didn't have support so she makes sure her clients have what was missing for her. IN HER WORDS: Air Force Officer for 10 years, my heart said it was time to get out, I decided to become a financial advisor thinking that would be my c...

Miguel Dean returns for a 3rd episode to collaboratively discuss the world's current status and offer suggestions on how to navigate life in a pandemic.  We discuss: Sacred Union Mentoring Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs What do you love doing? Simplify Follow what children do Get outside Think out of the box Gain the gifts from the struggles Things aren't always "bad or good" they just are Refra...

I'm so grateful to know Amy in person. She is an amazing human being and I love to send people her way!   IN HER WORDS:  AS a child I had lots of pain and sickness and trauma. From birth trauma to being molested at 2 years old to lots of throat illness which by the way was all connected! I also had an accident at 10 which ended with a skull fracture. I had severe headaches from then on....

IN HIS WORDS: The reason why I became a mental sports performance coach was due to my career-ending sports (QB - football) injury to the left hip. For almost two decades, I battled identity issues, confidence issues, and depression. I had two hip replacements on the same hip before I was 40 years old. After my first surgery, I was left handicapped for almost four years where I couldn't walk for mo...

I feel blessed to know Suzette and more honored that she was brave enough to come forward and discuss her struggles. She is passionate about helping others, connecting with people and sharing her message of healing. IN HER WORDS: I was raped by a 14-year-old neighbor at the age of 9. My parents weren't home and so my brother's older friend took the opportunity. As I've thought about it over the ye...

Natalie was with me for podcast interview #2 and so much has changed! I'm so thankful she is willing to discuss the difficult process of being in business for yourself and how that sometimes doesn't work, doing what's best for your family and leaning into all of that! IN HER WORDS: I'm a mom, wife, entrepreneur and coffee lover. I also have had anxiety most of my life, although I didn't realize ho...

Steph and I discussed suicide attempts, and how the thought of suicide never goes away, FAYA, hopscotching landmines with his dad, being the best version of yourself and how he was the Nudge He Was Dying For IN HIS WORDS: Having attempted suicide in my late teens (this happened at school in fact) ; this being the apex of the childhood I had and came from.  I went from being afraid of my own s...

Holy. Crap. This is long and amazing. I kept the entire episode, however, if you want to just listen to the meditation, singing or just the podcast, the time is marked below. I'm in awe of this session and how much my life changed because of it.    Meditation starts at 45 minutes and ends at 1:13 Singing begins right after meditation   The last half hour we go into what came up for...

Kathrin and I discussed having divorced parents, starting to write at the age of 10, learning to forgive yourself, drug use, rehab,  PTSD, punishing yourself by not writing for 4 years, suicide attempts, the recovery community, being court-ordered out of her mom's house, hitting bottom when the possibility of felony charge drug possession was a reality, strangers believing in you - to publish...

This time around, We did some horsewisdom readings - both with the oracle cards and intuitively! It was amazing. I let Jess lead this completely and take us where her intuition led. She brought up that I learned that I wasn't supposed to cry when I was about 7 years old and something pivotal happened around the age of 13-14 and both were spot on.    She also felt my shoulder pain and whe...

In 2003 Ash immigrated to the US from Iran where he lived during Sadaam bombing his city. He felt blessed to be in a first world country after a life in several countries where opportunity was limited. Ash learned that he could attend courses at UCLA and Yale for free and took advantage of the opportunities for education.     A techie in California, Ash built business and money only...

Sophia showed up naked and I KNEW it was going to be wonderful! It's slightly longer, but SO worth it! I loved this interview and this human being. I know you will too.   From Sophia: Which struggle do I pick? PMDD, ADD, Entrepreneur failure, Pelvic pain?  When I was 19 I lost my mind and chose to leave college mid-semester. I was diagnosed with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), wh...

Jennifer came from low income and didn't know how to dream. She was given a death sentence on the operating table at only 32, with her organs swollen. She gave herself a year to change from overworked and stressed to healthy. Two surgeries, learning how to dream, going from a workaholic to balancing her family and work. Knowing she might die gave her a lease on life. She teaches small businesses h...

When I'm introduced to someone (virtually) by two people on the same day, I listen and connect. I'm so thankful I did! Katrina and I discuss how she was a bartender, got a college degree and THEN did door to door sales for 9 months, how that relates to dating, lacking confidence and how she healed from waiting to be picked up by her dad who was 2 days late, only to be complemented with a negative...

I contributed a piece of my story in the book, Chaos to Clarity: Sacred Stories of Transformational Change. My spiritual journey began after self-healing from Fibromyalgia. I had suffered for 7 years with no relief and hit rock bottom with debilitating symptoms. My final moment that rocked my world came when I had enough and made a declaration to heal or I was done! This propelled me onto a path o...

I loved having Lisa on the first time, so I was excited about round two. We got caught up on her business - the podcast, book, two locations she offers therapy in - and discussed the current COVID-19, Coronavirus Quarantine situation.    Be clear on things you can't control There are 3 stress hormones released ONLY in tears, so cry a little Write, Quiet, Meditation, Breathe, Follow a sch...

Belinda has a fabulous coaching style that I really clicked with. We talked Content not context, my relationships with my parents and my fear of not being a great parent because of the choices I've made. It was exceptionally enlightening!  When coming as a client, you would fall into one of the following: 1. you're experiencing a conflict with someone and you're looking for support to navigat...

Consciouscontent.org https://twitter.com/CContentMedia https://www.facebook.com/consciouscontentllc/ https://instagram.com/brians_ I'm blessed to know Brian and to be a small part of one of his projects with Kimberly. We have a very candid conversation about the business, his life, moving forward through trauma with gratitude. It was a beautiful conversation.   IN HIS WORDS:  My name is...

She escaped marriage from a sociopath. She told her story in the last interview. In this one, she digs deeper into what it takes to have the strength to escape. To encourage others who feel beat down. She has resources and incredible resilience and I'm so thankful - now that her kids are adults - she can speak even more freely and help more people https://www.stacybrookman.com/ YouTube: https://ww...

I learned so much in the coaching session! Although this was about my situation, there is so much information to gain and you can see what an outstanding coach Alana is! I'm a Generator. I need to trust my gut, wait for breadcrumbs, make decisions based on emotion - do I feel an Uh-huh? Or an Uh-uh? I make decisions in my sacral, I work best when asked yes and no questions. DON'T ask how - the Uni...