Human at Heart

Emma Vollrath turned her passion for fitness and wellness into an innovative athleisure line, Emma Lou, that helps women both inside & out. Starting out as a personal trainer, Emma was tired of hearing harsh & critical comments women had to say about themselves during their training sessions (particularly directed towards the lower stomach area). She decided to put textiles and technology...

Discernment is one of the core feminine principles. Discernment is an inner knowing of what feels true and aligned and what doesn’t. It is about taking action in the world from that place inside of us. In today’s divisive world it is important to come back to ourselves and our own inner knowing. It’s easy to get distracted in our busy world and loose the connection to our own inner wisdom. In this...

I am excited to announce an ongoing series where I talk to female founders from different industries. We will talk about their company, but mostly, you will get to know them as humans. Sounds fun? I thought so! My first guest of the Female Founder Series is Abigail Barnes. Abi is the Co-Founder & CEO of Amulet. Amulet shines a light on invisible threats in our food for a safer and healthier wo...

I read this line in a book the other day of an accomplished author talking about the billionaire host of an event (nothing wrong with being a billionaire by the way. We are here for that). He said – and I am paraphrasing: This man might have more money than me, but I have something he will never have which is enough . That really hit me in my body. I could feel that truth. It doesn’t even have to...

Jessica Lackey is a Feminist Strategy and Operations Advisor that helps visionary women+ leaders grow rooted businesses without the grind so they have more freedom, time, and money. She combines her deep experience in strategy consulting, Fortune 500 operations leadership, and soul-centered coaching to radically transform you and your business for sustainable, authentic success. She offers group p...

We are already thirty episodes in. Can you believe it? Incredible. Thank you for being on this journey to explore what it means to be human with me. This week we are talking about nature. Nature is magical to me. I love nature. I love being in nature. I love to live in the rhythm of nature. I love to learn from nature. And there is so much to learn. In this episode I share what nature can teach us...

Emily comes from Australia and is trained in Kahuna bodywork, Heartworks Lomi lomi, Reiki, and recently Kobido massage. She also offers couple massage workshops and hosts creativity retreats with her mum in France. In this episode, we talk about the power of Hawaiian massage Kahuna bodywork, and releasing stuck energy from the body through massage. You can find Emily on Instagram @ka.huna.berlin a...

There is a lot to be said about what it mean to be human. In a way we are talking about that every week, you and I on this podcast. Something I have been with recently that makes our human experience so special is the capacity of our hearts. In this episode I talk about one vital aspect of what it means to be human black and white thinking sadness joy, and what our hearts can hold. When talking to...

First of all, Emma is one of my best friends and she is just an awesome human, human behavior expert, business consultant, and coach. Emma serves CEOs and executive teams around the world in strategic growth and company culture. She’s an expert in exploring the “why”s of human behavior including decision making, conversations and the overall impacts in the workplace environment to take organizatio...

You may have heard “high intention, low attachment” before. It means having a clear vision, that is, a high intention, for what you desire and low attachment to the details of it. Yes, you have clarity and intentionality about where you're going and what you're doing, but you're not attached to what specifically it looks like. Because all of these details, which specific city you'r...

Matrix is a Photographer / Film Maker & Confidence Coach based out of Los Angeles, CA. He had the privilege of documenting some amazing humans (ie Big Brand, Thought leaders & Speakers) that are doing beautiful things for this planet. In this episode, we talk about having people in your corner, photography and videography, making powerful moves in dating, and about how playing small and hi...

What a time we are living in at the moment. I feel like the last couple of weeks have been filled with intense emotions, change, transformation. Not just in my own life, but also with my clients I’ve been noticing these shifts. Relationships and old ways of being coming to an end. Have you noticed it too in your own life? Especially when things don’t go as planned and you are wondering why you are...

Jamin Heppell is the a co-creator and leadership coach of Mountains and Marathons, which is a revolutionary leadership development company that focuses on holistic transformation which completes all its programs with an epic physical challenge, like running a marathon or climbing a mountain in iconic locations around the world. Jamin has been travelling and living nomadically for the last 4 years,...

This week, we talk about the stages of development of men. This is for you if you desire to shift your perception of men to love and admiration and stop hating on men. I learnt about this from Alison Armstrong in her audiobook The Amazing Development of Men which I highly recommend listening to. It’s a 3.5 hour recording of a live event she did and it’s so juicy and filled with awe and love for al...

Leilah is a freedom and embodiment coach and former professional dancer, specialising in the healing power of the mind-body connection and movement. Her medicine spreads the message of fierce love and childlike awe for all of life, inspired by her own healing journey of self-worth through compassion, radical self-acceptance and reclamation of self-expression. Leilah is also one of my besties and s...

In this episode, I talk about the “father wound.” The father wound is a term to describe the consequences of a father figure being absent. The father might be physically absent, emotionally distant or unavailable, physically or verbally abusive, or overly critical and dismissive of the child’s behavior. Not having a father figure present might show up in (romantic) relationships and a feeling of l...

It’s a good week when Jose Reyes is back on the podcast. You remember Jose from episode 003. Dating, Dragons, and Divorce with Jose Reyes. As you remember, Jose is a fellow coach, entrepreneur, co-creator and formulator at the supplement company Bucked Up and the dad of two girls. This is a juicy, heart-warming one, and we have so much fun! In this episode, Jose and I switch roles and Jose is inte...

What is a trigger? A trigger occurs when you are in a situation that reminds you of something that happened in your past or brings up emotions. Triggers can come up both in the context of trauma, but also just as emotions. The message I have for you: your triggers are yours. When something comes up for you, when somebody does something, says something, or doesn't do or say something, what it b...

Alisha is a certified Health & Life Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and actively working on her Master Coach certification through the Elementum Coaching Institute. She spent years chasing what she thought was her dream, a successful, fast paced career in the medical industry. On the outside she had it all, but on the inside she was anxious, overwhelmed and unhappy. Throu...

How do you relate to others and form relationships with them? In order to understand how you do or don’t, it is helpful to learn about attachment styles. There are four attachment styles. The main distinction here is secure and insecure. If we have a secure attachment style, it is easy for us to be in relationship with others, we feel comfortable with intimacy and sharing our feelings. If we have...

Bonnie Lewis, M.A., Theology, is a gifted author, speaker, and theologian and the author of Timshel, the first-ever idiomatic Bible translation that was recently fully funded on Kickstarter. Bonnie is also the co-host of the VOX Podcast with Mike Erre, and lives in Austin, Tx with her husband and two kids. Her favorite colors are camo and leopard. It was so much fun to sit down with Bonnie to reco...

In this episode, I share with you the Elementum Seasonal Model. This model describes the four seasons of nature, winter, spring, summer, and fall, as phases that we move through in our lives. Understanding the purpose of each season and what to focus on in the season that you're in can be a powerful tool to move through your life and forward with what's present for you. WINTER LOW ENERGY:...

Shaun is a personal transformation coach for men. He helps them find their life's purpose and get unstuck, so they can make the meaningful change in the world that they know they are here to make. Shaun has a bold, engaging, and witty personality that makes him an excellent coach for helping others make lasting change. When he’s not helping people transform their lives, he can be found playing...

Keeping my heart open is really real for me right now and I want to share a little bit about that. Before I do, I'm inviting you to take a moment to maybe close your eyes, really connect to your breath, and come into your body. Bring your awareness to your heart space and notice what's present in your heart. Notice, if there are some walls up. Notice if there's a temperature to it, a w...

Megan is a certified Master Coach helping women to connect to their authentic power, break up with toxic patterns, and intentionally create deeper, more meaningful relationships. In this episode, we talk about Megan’s story of working a corporate job and then starting her own business, the woman she want to be in society, and why we get into toxic relationships and how to get out of them. We also...