How to be a Dangerous Woman

Do you ever feel like you're behind in life or the life that you dream of living is just out of your reach? If so, this episode on the personal reality check is for you. It's time to move past those feelings and take massive action to live the life of your dreams. Are you finding evidence to justify why you haven't done something? This episode will help you move past that.  What if you spent 365 d...

There is a sneaky underlying thing that could be causing you to self-sabotage, and you might not even be aware of it. It's an insidious thing that often goes on in our minds without our realizing it. I will bring awareness to this issue and tell you how you can recognize and change these thoughts from stalling your progress and goals. I noticed myself being critical of my past self and some of my...

Maria Berglund is the Founder & Executive Director of In Kind Boxes, a nonprofit that Maria started to help new mothers in need. She noticed a huge lack of support and resources for new moms, especially those without many resources. She decided to do something about it and started a nonprofit that donates postpartum gift boxes to new mothers.  Her organization has helped more than 1200 families in...

It's time to embrace your villain era. Embrace those positive things that conditioning or society has frowned on that makes you your most dangerous self. Society can look down on ambition, career or business success, and even financially successful women.  There are seven steps to get the most out of your life. Today, I'm talking about the one that can help you tear down limiting beliefs that may...

I frequently hear clients talk about how they're tired of having to be the bigger person. The one that always concedes, forgives, or initiates a reconciliation. It feels exhausting. Can you relate to this? Do you find yourself being the bigger person to keep the peace? If so, this episode is for you. This week we're talking about what to do when you're tired of feeling like you're always the one h...

Do you feel like you're at a place where you're just existing? Are you ready to start living your life to the fullest? If so, you'll love this episode because I'm going to tell you the five keys to happiness. When you focus on and hone these five things, you'll stop feeling like you're treading water and start living a life beyond your wildest dreams. You listeners have heard me talk about living...

Goals are hard. It's almost October, and the holiday season is coming. Maybe you haven't quite accomplished what you were hoping for, but there's always next year. After reflecting on 2022, perhaps you are ready to give up for the rest of the year and focus on starting over in 2023. Not so fast! It's time for some tough love.  If you are in an end-of-the-year rut, this episode will help you see wh...

I'm so excited about today's show. I am talking to a fantastic and amazing guest. You know I've been talking a lot about mindset. This episode is about leveling-up your money mindset and ending those limiting beliefs that hold so many of us back when it comes to what we are worth and what we charge. Being a dangerous woman and living the life that you love includes dealing with and understanding m...

You've done your homework. Now it's finally time to put some momentum towards making your goals happen while being loving and kind to yourself every step of the way. We are ready to talk about action. It's easy to get impatient with the whole process and want to jump straight from desire to action without doing all of the pesky mindset work.  Trust me, you are going about this the right way, and y...

It's time to untangle that self-concept of being a good girl and how it could be holding you back from doing and being who you are called to be. Last week in episode 35, I gave you some homework we will use for this episode. If you haven't listened to that episode, go back and do so.  We're going to talk about how the good girl mentality is likely stopping you from having the life you dream of. We...

I've been thinking a lot lately about the things that we accidentally believe to be true about ourselves. When someone says something about us or says who they think we are, sometimes we internalize those things.  Whether these things are true or not and whether we're aware of them, these things can become background thoughts. Thoughts that prevent us from becoming who we want to be and creating t...

Think back to the beginning of the year. Remember that fresh new year that was full of promises? Even if you don't set beginning-of-the-year goals, this episode will give you some clues as to why you may not be reaching the goals you want to achieve yearly. If you feel dread when you think about August already here and how you only have a few months left this year, this episode is for you.  Two ma...

Dr. Nothando Wohlgeschaffen is a medical doctor and a life coach. She's also a former client. We will dive into what led her to life coaching and how she helps other busy professionals find balance in their hectic lives. When she was becoming a doctor, people would comment on her soft skills. She developed even more one-on-one and communication skills and started helping other professionals during...

Have you ever wondered what the boundary between self-love and selfishness is? If so, this episode is for you. I'll be talking about how to be the shining star of your very own life without making everyone else in your life your supporting cast. Main character energy is a trend that originated on Tiktok. It's where you see your life as a movie, and you're the main character in that movie. It began...

If you get easily offended, this episode is for you. This week we dive into what it means to be offended, why we get offended, and how we can stop being easily offended. I go over the definition of being offended and share an even better example in a paper by two Italian psychologists.  We have so many opportunities to take offense from the media we are bombarded with and by people around us. It's...

This week we're going to talk about how you can improve every relationship that you have without the other person changing one bit. Whether it be with a family member, friend, or coworker, relationships are a huge part of our lives. Many times, our relationships even dictate how we view our lives.  If our relationships are going well, we believe life is going well. If they aren't going well, we th...

It's summer time here in Atlanta. It's been in the upper 90s forever, so I've been spending a lot of time reading, planning, praying, thinking, and journaling. One of the things that I've been thinking about a lot lately are the different motivations we use to get things done. I know I'm motivated in many different ways. Some of them are good and some of them aren't so good.  If you've ever wanted...

Enjoy this encore of the very first episode of How to Be a Dangerous Woman. I'm Dr. Krystal Connor. Since we're friends now, you can call me Dr. K. If you've tuned into this podcast, it's probably because you're all about self-improvement. You want to become the best version of yourself. You know you're capable of more and want to break through all of the obstacles standing in your way. You can pi...

It's time to go beyond therapy with Laurie Dierstein, a licensed clinical social worker and the owner of three integrated health clinics. She began Virginia Beach-based Reboot Mind-Body Health and now also has Reboot Functional Health and Reboot Intensive Programs. Each clinic serves a specific need of her patients with a mission of going beyond traditional styles of treatment by marrying them wit...

Tinli Yarrington is my online business manager. She also runs a very successful business with employees, and she's only 25 years old. I wanted to talk with Tinli today because I'm fascinated with the fact that she cracked the code and became a successful entrepreneur at 25. She's an inspiration for how she is doing things that others only dream about at such a young age.  She shares her story and...

If you've ever struggled with getting results from self-help, this episode is for you. We'll be talking about self-help and why it sometimes seems to not work. We'll also talk about how you can get the best results for yourself when you're trying to make improvements In your life. A lot of times when people turn to self-help they feel like something is broken or something needs to be fixed. I'm go...

My friend and former client, Rachael Seda, is here to talk about empowering women in all of the right ways. Rachael is the CEO and co-founder of Mix + Shine Marketing, a seven-figure Virginia Beach-based marketing and PR agency. Rachael and her business partner, April, built this business from the ground up while being amazing wives and mothers. We learn about the agency's founding and how they we...

Charmaine Platton is a certified life and weight loss coach. She is also a registered nurse who spent eight years working as a nurse at UCLA. She was doing well and making money, but she didn't feel happy or fulfilled. She didn't want to treat illness; she wanted to get to the root cause of the problem. She was interested in fitness and started working as a personal trainer. She was struggling wit...

Logan Speaker is a coaching client, a friend, and an amazing wife and mother. I'm happy to have her on the show today to talk about her coaching experience, mindset shift, and how excellence no longer became optional for her. For the past five years, Logan has been a realtor and is already in the top 10% and still moving up. She is also friends with my client and previous guest, Kristina Knapp. If...