Into the Heart: Finding Wisdom Within

In this honest and heartfelt conversation, Elena Azzoni shares the story behind her novel Tizzy —a journey that began as journals at 19 and evolved into a powerful exploration of healing, identity, and coming back to the body. We talk about somatic healing, giving voice to difficult emotions, and how humor can help us move through pain. Elena opens up about writing from lived experience, the power...

In this deeply human conversation, I sit down with Michele, author of The Stories We Almost Don’t Tell , to explore a journey rooted in resilience, reinvention, and radical honesty. From prosecutor to leadership coach and Chief People Officer, Michele shares how every chapter of her life has centered on helping others navigate hard moments and find their voice. We touch on the powerful stories beh...

In this episode, I had the great pleasure of speaking with Laura Patac, a leadership and career advisor and author of Whole, Not Perfect , to explore what career reinvention looks like without burnout. Drawing from 25 years of global executive experience, Laura shares how a “quiet disconnect” at a career plateau led her to reassess purpose, strengths, and identity beyond titles. The conversation d...

I’m so excited and honored to share this episode with an amazing guest, Esther Stanhope, whose incredible background includes a career as a BBC producer before becoming an international speaker, author, and confidence coach. Esther and I talk about her journey overcoming glossophobia, and she shares honest stories of freezing on stage along with the practical strategies that helped her banish fear...

In this heartfelt conversation, we explore the quiet wisdom within us all, the gentle whispers of intuition that guide, protect, and realign us. Kathleen Huebner shares her personal journey through divorce, depression, and rediscovery, revealing how life’s darker moments can open the door to purpose, peace, and deep inner knowing. Together, we unpack how intuition speaks through the body, signs, s...

In this heart‑centered conversation, author and speaker Margot Machol Bisnow shares the wisdom behind her book Raising an Entrepreneur and invites parents to rethink how we define success for our children. Rather than focusing on achievement or traditional milestones, Margot explores how trust, curiosity, resilience, and self‑direction help children grow into confident, fulfilled adults. Drawing f...

This episode is a love letter to women who carry invisible mental loads. Lisa shares her deeply personal journey of discovering her ambitions beyond being a wife and mother and how overwhelm inside her home became the spark for systems that changed everything. From the creation of her original Sunday Basket in 2002 to building Organize365, Lisa reframes household management as real, strategic work...

Join me on a journey through the sacred space of life's in-between moments, those uncertain, disorienting seasons that are actually powerful portals to clarity, intuition, and alignment. You'll learn how to reframe the in-between, resource yourself from within, release the noise keeping you stuck, and ask the questions that open your heart. Plus, a guided meditation on inner alignment to h...

 I absolutely loved this conversation with Dina, an intuitive guide and transformational coach with 25 years of experience helping people reconnect with their inner wisdom through tarot, numerology, astrology, and coaching. We talk about her unexpected journey into tarot, why she believes every card holds a positive lesson, and how intuition shows up in the body long before the mind gets involved....

Menopause is a whole‑body transition, not a condition to manage in isolation. In this episode, I  sit down with Cindy, a functional medicine practitioner with over two decades of experience, to talk hormones, metabolism, thyroid health, and personalized care during perimenopause and menopause. Cindy shares her BHRT journey, explains why root causes matter, and offers clarity around lab testing, in...

In this powerful and refreshingly honest conversation, I sit down with Amy Kemp—CEO, coach, and author of I See You—to explore the subconscious thought habits that quietly shape our work, our leadership, and our lives. As a certified Habit Finder coach, Amy shares how the Habit Finder assessment reveals the internal risk patterns most people don’t even know they’re operating from. Together, we unp...

In this powerful and illuminating conversation, Amy sits down with lawyer, author, and workplace commentator Natalie Abou‑Awan to explore what it truly means to navigate your career with self‑trust, clarity, and integrity. Drawing on 25 years inside complex global organizations, Natalie shares the wisdom behind her new book How to Navigate Your Career Like a Legend —a guide shaped by the lives of...

In this deeply nourishing episode, Amy sits down with heart-centered hypnotherapist and spiritual practitioner Joan Coletto to explore the profound connection between the body, mind, and soul—and to celebrate the release of Joan’s new book, Heart Shift: Transform Painful Patterns to Live an Empowered Life . Joan shares her personal journey of continuous self-discovery and explains how her unique a...

In this inspiring conversation Annalies Richmond shares her journey from a New York ballerina to an international breathwork and meditation trainer with the Art of Living Foundation. She explains the meaning of SKY—Sudarshan Kriya Yoga—and her role in founding the Sky Campus Happiness program, now active in 150 U.S. universities and across Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Together, we explore how...

In this episode of Into the Heart , Amy sits down with Dr. Lee for a deeply human conversation about purpose, leadership, womanhood, and the seasons that shape us. Together they explore the threads that connect Dr. Lee's life of service across healthcare, education, and community leadership. Dr. Lee shares her wisdom on balancing ambition with grace, navigating menopause with compassion, advoc...

In this heartfelt and expansive conversation, Amy welcomes Jay Johnson — neurosomatic strategist and human design integration consultant — for a deep exploration into resilience, nervous system coherence, and the journey toward embodied alignment. Jay shares the powerful story of how a childhood marked by constant transition, emotional sensitivity, and the ability to sense energy shaped their unde...

In this second part of a soulful conversation, Jaclyn and Amy explore what it truly means to become a cultural catalyst in a world longing for deeper alignment and awakened leadership. Jaclyn shares how she supports high‑level founders who are shifting from achievement to resonance, leaders who feel called to shape culture through the power of consciousness rather than force. Together, we dive int...

In this episode, Amy sits down with certified holistic nutritionist and mindset coach Meagan for a powerful conversation about reclaiming our relationship with food. Together, they explore how women have been conditioned to see food in rigid, binary terms —good or bad, fattening or slimming—and how this mindset disconnects us from our bodies, intuition, and overall well‑being. Meagan shares insigh...

In this powerful episode of Into the Heart: Finding Wisdom Within, I speak with mental health therapist, author, and speaker Lauren to explore the often‑overlooked “in‑between” phase of healing—the space after trauma work, but before life truly feels aligned again. Lauren shares her personal journey of moving beyond survival and into intentional living, and how her own experiences inspired her mis...

In this heartfelt conversation, Dr. Theresa Lyons—a Yale‑trained scientist, medical strategist, and autism parent—shares how she learned to weave science and intuition together while advocating for her daughter. Theresa speaks openly about navigating an autism diagnosis, challenging outdated narratives, and staying grounded in what the research and a parent’s inner knowing can offer. Together, we...

Jaclyn shares her extraordinary journey from sales and strategic leadership to becoming the creator of the Cultural Catalyst system—a framework rooted in intentional change theory, energy psychology, and the science of human motivation. A single firing became the catalyst that launched her into her deeper purpose: helping founders and leaders create exponential change from the inside out. Learn ab...

Are you sitting with big questions— What do I do next? Where am I going? Am I in integrity with my choices? How do I really feel about the decisions I’m making? If you’re in a season of seeking, this conversation is for you. In this heartfelt episode, Lena and I explore the difference between therapy and coaching, the power of values in guiding every transition, and what it truly means to live in...

Join me for this incredibly powerful conversation on a topic in which women have traditionally had lots of questions and few answers.  A paradigm shift is happening in the field of women's health.  Let’s talk about it!  In my conversation with Jacqueline Rose  we dive into the modern menopause narrative  and why so much of what women hear is incomplete, fear‑based, or simply untrue. Coach and...

In this powerful episode of Into the Heart, Amy welcomes weight‑loss coach and hypnotherapist Leslie Thornton, whose work helps women break free from food noise, emotional eating, and lifelong dieting cycles. Leslie shares her personal journey from nursing to hypnosis, the moment she realized food wasn’t the problem — the mind was — and how she now guides women toward lasting freedom through subco...

In this episode of "Into the Heart, Finding Wisdom Within," host Amy D welcomes Karen Canham, a board-certified coach and founder of Karenann Wellness. Karen shares her journey from corporate leadership to somatic and parts work therapy, revealing how personal challenges and a quest for authenticity led her to help others regulate stress and reconnect with their true selves. The conversa...