Elevate and Thrive: Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life

On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith does a short podcast and tells a personal story of how 2 cats helped her see the importance of holding space for eeach other in love and how our energy can be the bridge to peace. She shares some insights and wisdom on how we have the choice on a daily basis how we show up in the world and just how m...

On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith talks about how each one of us has our own lens of perception that influences how we see the world and each other. She talks about how our belief shapes our reality and how we can strengthen relationships with the people around us by being open to questioning what we believe and the “stories” we tell...

On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith Interviews  Amanda Whittemore who talks about being born into a world of turmoil, the unlikely teachers who helped her learn to survive and divine intervention that changed the course of her life taking her to her passion and purpose as a Geometric Yoga instructor who is helping people heal through m...

Elevate & Thrive Episode 17  - From Chaos to Clarity: Finding Peace and Purpose with Adriana Ochoa.  On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith Interviews  Adriana Ochoa, a registered Yoga Teacher who teaches a Hatha-style practice and helps people explore the relationship of body and mind through breath and gentle movement. She talks abo...

The Hidden Connection: How Emotions and Energy Shape Your Health and Well-Being. Elevate & Thrive Episode 16 with Dr. Beata Harasim On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith Interviews Dr. Beata Harasim is a Holistic and Integrative Doctor who partners with individuals to empower healing by addressing the underlying root causes of their...

Living Unapologetically - How Being True to Yourself Transforms Your Life with Jen Smith   On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith does a short podcast on how at any given point in life we have the ability to choose who we want to be. She talks about authenticity, trying to fit the mould and how the rules are all just made up and how when...

From Trust to Turmoil: A Heart-to-Heart on Betrayal, Healing, and Moving Forward. On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith Interviews Jennifer Jessup who shares her story of divorce, betrayal and learning how to forgive, let go and being more compassionate with herself and others for the mistakes they make. She gives tips on how to give gra...

Elevate & Thrive Episode 13 - An Unexpected Conversation with A Traveler with Jen Smith On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith changes things up and does a short podcast on the power of conversation, listening to your intuition and how kindness can truly make a difference and impact people in unexpected ways. For more information on E...

On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith Interviews Danielle Crouch who shares her story of juggling between a demanding career, family, divorce, single parenthood, and trying to pay for it all. The 'multiple' lives she has led (so far) are diverse and she shares her observations, failures, heartaches, and rebounds; all of which led...

On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith changes things up and does a short podcast on Communication Strategies to Strengthen Any Relationship. She talks about the importance of listening, being present and what listening really is. Spoiler alert, its not what you might think it is. For more information on Elevate & Thrive Host Jen Smit...

On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith Interviews Victoria Vakulchik who shares her story of immigrating to the United States with only $500 in her pocket and speaking no English, and the challenges she faced along the way to where she is now. She began her journey as a dishwasher in a small town in Maine, got laid off, and "promoted...

On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith Interviews Margaret Roy who shares her story of living through childhood trauma, molestation and abuse, fatherless home, abandonment, drugs, etc. She shares how she turned her life around at age 17 after an arrest for theft and how that event led her to a knew life of breaking dysfunctional family cy...

On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith Interviews Vanessa Elle Wilde who shares her story of growing up in a cult, breaking away from being controlled and finding “Self-Friendship” from an unexpected source. Vanessa Elle Wilde is a multi-talented artist, serial entrepreneur, business coach, and educator, whose resilience is powerfully ill...

On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith Interviews Dulce Santiago-Montoya who shares her story of surviving breast cancer, learning how to advocate for her body, finding purpose in the pain and learning to embrace the now and do the things that are important and fill you with joy. Dulce Santiago-Montoya is the definition of a fighter!  Rai...

On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith Interviews Miriam Fesili who shares her story of growing up as the preachers daughter, the expectations that came along with that and how she found her way through the darkness and back into the light. Miriam has dedicated the last 4 years to learning, her personal growth has led her to becoming a li...

On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith Interviews Stacey Turner who shares her story of how in some of her darkest times, was able to change her life and let go of the beliefs that were holding her back from her best life. Stacey was a single mother for 16 years and raised 4 kids. She has overcome so many things in life but her biggest ob...

On this episode of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for an Empowered Life, Coach Jen Smith Interviews Medium and Animal Communicator Terri Jay who shares her story of tapping into her intuition to help fascilitate healing FOR OVER 30 YEARS, Terri has helped thousands of people with their financial, relationship, and health issues.  She is and Author of Three books: The Cowgirl Shaman Way -...

In this podcast episode Empowerment Coach Jen Smith, host of Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for and Empowered Life interviews Tim McDonald who is a stage 4 colon cancer survivor. He is a husband, father and papa to his grandkids. Diagnosed in November of 2020, at age 52, with metastasis to the liver, Tim has looked at this as a calling to help others who are are going through their own j...

In this episode, Elevate & Thrive - Breaking Barriers for and Empowered Life Podcast host and Empowerment Coach Jennifer Smith, interviews Cici Rose about her story about being born into abuse, homelessness, becoming a parent, overcoming challenges, her journey in finding hope, faith and something to believe in that change her life for the better.

In this podcast, we'll dive deep into the transformative stories of individuals who have faced adversity head-on and emerged stronger, wiser, and more empowered. But before we dive into those stories, I want to share a little bit about why I started this podcast and the personal journey that led me here. My name is Jen Smith, I am a transformation and empowerment coach who is passionate about...