Lift OneSelf -Podcast

Send us Fan Mail The world feels shaky, and the easiest trap to fall into is black and white thinking: a clean hero, a clear villain, and a fast emotional hit that keeps us reactive instead of reflective. We want certainty because it feels safe, but that safety can come at a cost. When we numb out or stay permanently triggered, we lose critical thinking, empathy, and the ability to see the full pi...

Send us Fan Mail  You already know who keeps breaking your wings. You've known for a while. So why are you still there? This episode tells the story of a scorpion and a butterfly, two beings who cannot coexist, even when they want to. It's not about good or bad. It's about incompatibility. And sometimes, love cannot grow where someone's patterns keep causing harm. We explore wh...

Send us Fan Mail Why does resilience feel so heavy? Because you're not actually feeling the pain you're bypassing it. In this final episode of the Emotional Sobriety series, I draw a bright line between understanding your patterns and actually embodying change. Real healing doesn't happen in the head alone, and "high-vibe only" positivity isn't healing it's just...

Send us Fan Mail What if anger isn't the problem at all, but the protector standing guard over your boundaries, values, and deepest tenderness? In Episode 2 of the Emotional Sobriety series, we dismantle the myth of the "anger problem" and reveal the truth: anger isn't dangerous, untrained behavior and unprocessed pain are. When you learn to separate feeling from reaction, you...

Send us Fan Mail What if your body is speaking first and your thoughts are just catching up? We kick off a three-part journey into emotional sobriety by reframing feelings and thoughts as information, not identity, and by teaching a grounded, practical way to listen from the neck down. Through personal story, science-informed insights, and a guided practice, we explore how childhood conditioning t...

Send us Fan Mail You're exhausted, but you can't stop. You say yes when you mean no. You override the tightness in your chest and the knot in your stomach because you're supposed to be rational, agreeable, strong. But your body has been trying to tell you something. In this episode, we explore how to read your nervous system's signals, recognize the armor you're wearing, a...

Send us Fan Mail A bite-sized episode on how to actually create change when you're already exhausted. Hint: It starts with one promise. Support the show   READY TO GO DEEPER? 🔥 Emotional Sobriety Workshop – Full nervous system regulation practices and tools to help you live in a feeling body that thinks. Click Here 📞 1:1 Sessions – Work directly on your specific patterns. I specialize assis...

Send us Fan Mail Exhausted from setting boundaries that people keep crossing? The problem isn't them—it's that what you're calling "boundaries" are actually attempts at control. And control never works. In this episode, we break down the difference between: - Boundaries** (what you hold up against yourself) - Sovereignty** (choosing what you will and won't participate...

Send us Fan Mail Trade the noise of ten resolutions for the clarity of one word. We explore how a single intention can act like a compass aligning your goals, calming your nervous system, and making decisions simpler and more honest. Instead of forcing a new identity, we focus on trusting what’s already within you, so progress feels grounded rather than frantic. I share why my word for 2026 is spa...

Send us Fan Mail Forgiveness without access. That single reframe changes how you heal, set boundaries, and stop returning to what hurts. Most of us were taught forgiveness means reconciliation that if you've truly forgiven someone, they get to come back. But forgiveness is releasing the war with reality, not granting someone access to your life. Here's why you keep going back: you can&ap...

Send us Fan Mail Are you settling for crumbs when your life is calling you to the whole meal? We open with a clear look at why so many of us accept scraps of connection and approval texts that trickle in, one-sided friendships, invitations that feel like obligations and why that pattern can feel safer than being alone. The truth is simpler and braver: a worthiness wound trains the nervous system t...

Send us Fan Mail We reframe shame as a protector and guide you through a simple somatic practice to meet what it guards. We share how negative bias binds your story and how gentle curiosity opens space for change and choice. • shame functions as a bodyguard, not a villain • negative bias fuses with identity and narrows choice • looping personal narratives as a false form of safety • somatic check-...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a high school English paper becomes a 911 call that saves a family? In this deeply vulnerable episode, fractional COO and horsewoman Kallai Plummer takes us through her transformation from survival mode single mother to conscious parent and the therapy journey that made it possible. We open with a grounding breathwork practice before diving into the messy, beauti...

Send us Fan Mail What if mental health isn't something you're diagnosed with—but something you train daily, like physical fitness? Arnold Beekes watched the mental health system fail his sister. Institutions prioritized filling seats over healing people. Two of her classmates died by suicide that same week. That bike ride home changed everything. A former corporate executive turned globa...

Send us Fan Mail "What if the smartest part of your brain is the one that learned to hide?" We start with a grounding practice to meet the body where it is, then sit with therapist and podcast host Malisa Hepner to unpack how the "golden child" mask, complex trauma, and perfectionism can quietly fracture a life—and how she pieced it back together. In this conversation: Trauma a...

Send us Fan Mail The cards wouldn't shuffle. Then "Chop Wood" appeared twice. The universe was insisting on one message: transformation doesn't live in breakthroughs. It lives in what you do every single day. In this episode: Why your nervous system resists simplicity (even when you crave peace) The real reason "just breathe" makes you roll your eyes Who you are when...

Send us Fan Mail What if your body could trust your dreams?  In this raw EFT tapping session, we tackle a high-stakes fear: promoting a deeply personal book while living with brain lesions, chronic pain, and the very real risk that stress could trigger relapse.  Tapping coach Amy Vinc ze guides a live session that moves from 9/10 head pain to 2/10 in 45 minutes—not through bypassing fear, but by m...

Send us Fan Mail What if two minutes of breath could change the story you're living? We sit down with Rocío Aquino & Ángel Orengo to trace a path from chaos to center, through failure, forgiveness, and the everyday practices that make self-love practical. Their novel, The Orchid: The Secret Code of Modern Goddesses , isn't just a beautiful narrative; it's a field guide woven int...

Send us Fan Mail Mindfulness extends beyond being a buzzword into a practical, accessible tool for navigating life's challenges with greater ease and presence. Alan Carroll, a public speaking coach with 50 years of spiritual practice, shares how creating space between thoughts transforms our relationship with emotions and enhances our ability to respond rather than react. • Mindfulness lives...

Send us Fan Mail Amy Robeson, an Akashic Record Master teacher, explains how to access the Akashic Records and receive guidance and healing through this spiritual practice. We explore how the records contain every thought and experience from the moment of soul inception, providing a judgment-free source of wisdom tailored to each individual's journey. • Akashic Records defined as a field of i...

Send us Fan Mail 87 days left in 2025. How did you invest your most valuable asset—your time?** If you keep saying “I’ll do it next time” and never do, this episode is for you. We pull apart the unspoken rules keeping you small, be polite when disrespected, stay small so others feel safe, don’t ask for too much and replace them with clarity, boundaries, and self-trust you can feel in your body. Yo...

Send us Fan Mail Bob Martin shares his remarkable journey from flunking out of college to becoming a mob lawyer and eventually a meditation teacher, illustrating how unexpected doors can open when we remain open to transformation. • Born to immigrant parents who survived persecution in Eastern Europe • Received a football scholarship but flunked out of college • Worked as a prosecutor under Janet...

Send us Fan Mail Your body whispers before it shouts. And when we ignore it, the cost shows up as burnout, grief flare-ups, and a nervous system stuck on high alert. In this episode, I open up about pushing past my limits at a social event, how it reopened the imprint of a medical crisis with someone I love, and what it taught me about capacity: it isn’t weakness, it’s bandwidth. From that honest...

Send us Fan Mail Aisha Makara shares her journey from burnout to intentional living, revealing how establishing boundaries and clear communication transformed her life and creative practice. She offers profound insights on becoming a powerful creator of your own reality through intention, presence, and self-awareness. • Moving from America to Europe revealed the extent of burnout from the "go...

Send us Fan Mail ✨ Ever notice how your body tightens right when you’re about to step into your power? That chest pressure, racing thoughts, or sudden urge to shrink isn’t weakness, it’s your nervous system running an old protection program. In this practical episode, I’ll guide you through why your body’s alarm system activates in moments of growth whether it’s speaking up, setting boundaries, o...