Simple Awakenings : Finding Clarity in Life's Chaos

" Ready to break free from burnout and find the balance you deserve? Letting go might be the key to thriving—tune in to discover how." Dr. Sondra Joyce and I talk about the challenges and importance of learning to let go of what no longer serves us so we can find work-life balance, get unstuck from indecision so we can trust ourselves, our intuition and our decisions and live the life we were mean...

"If 'yes' feels like a reflex, it’s time to rewire your mindset, set boundaries that stick, and take back your time—without the guilt." In this episode, you will: Explore the root of WHY we women People please and how ego-mind and societal conditioning has contributed to it. Identify key mindset shifts, simple steps and strategic questions to empower you to set clear boundaries that last. Discover...

Do you find that even as a highly achieving woman, you find yourself unable to do the things that you know you need to do? How many times has something in your mind, a thought gotten you stuck?  Maybe it’s the thought of being unworthy, or that if you're not perfect, you shouldn't even try… believe it or not, this is your Ego-Mind taking over, trying to keep you safe. Many times, we don’t even rea...

As the mental health of our country seems to be in crisis and as conflict and chaos mount in our country and in the world, I get asked often… what do you think is going on? Well, one of the key pillars of society is crumbling… and that’s spirituality. This is our connection with ourselves, our purpose, with the community, and our interconnectedness.  For some, this is religion. Are you struggling...

Are you born a procrastinator, or is it a learned behavior?  My guest, psychologist, and procrastination coach Paty Johnston, claims she was born a procrastinator in a family of perfectionists. She discovered how to manage this habit and succeed by mastering Emotional Intelligence. She now coaches people using her signature "STOP procrastination in 30 Days". In this episode, we discuss:...

Self-care is not selfish… It helps us replenish the energy we give freely to others and helps us show up our best selves for the things that are important to us. Yet so many women think they have to continually do, show up and push through the exhaustion to be successful.  But… IT’S A MYTH! Tune in as I discuss this myth and why so many high-achieving women put themselves and their mental, physica...

Join me as I chat with an incredible 18-year-old mental health advocate and superstar, Maya Tarantino. She saw friends struggling with mental health and experienced friends taking their lives since entering high school four years ago. She was disgusted and disillusioned by her school administration's response and the community's response to this mental health crisis and decided to take act...

My guest, Kelci Jager, RN, Grief Coach and owner of Rise With Grief, and I talk about how to navigate through all of the curve balls life throws, like the death of her husband, life-threatening accidents of two of her four sons, and how she was able to find the light in those dark and challenging times. We both share how looking for the "glimmers," the purpose or messages, and the opport...

Many success-driven, strong, and independent women wear masks and don't even realize they are wearing one. What I mean by masks are the facade of something, someone we are trying to be that we are not or do not feel like.    How do we KNOW we are wearing a mask?  When we feel really uncomfortable, insecure, or like we are wearing a scratchy costume that just doesn't fit. So many strong, in...

So many women in business (and life) get stuck in a “proving” energy- to prove we are enough, have enough and do enough.  This can pull us away from our true, energetic self and create a feeling of “wrongness” or “missing something.” This is what happens when we don’t balance and integrate our knowledge/ training with our intuition/ spirituality. When we find the balance and “sweet spot” of the tw...

Today's Topic is...Unraveling the Chaos: Exploring the 3 Key Thoughts That Fuel Stress Do you know the difference between a thought and a feeling? Feelings are sensations, emotions triggered by experiences and events while thoughts are information, stories and scenarios triggered (often) by feelings. Thoughts are meant to be noticed and observed from an unattached, non-emotional perspective, b...

Did you know your gut is one of our best health indicators and what we need to be balanced? When we have digestive issues, especially when modern healthcare testing says “everything is normal,” it can be a sign of stress and more profound, subtle signals that our body, mind, and soul are out of balance. There are many layers of health and well-being, and Kaytee Hadley, “IBS and GUT Expert” and “An...

So many high-achieving, success-driven women have tight grips of control and focus on outcomes and results.  When things don’t go according to plan, we resist, tighten our grip of control, and get spun up in negative thoughts and feelings.  Is there any wonder why so many of these strong superwomen are exhausted and overwhelmed? In this episode, I share how I learned how letting go can empower and...

Join me and my guest, psychotherapist, maternal-child mental health specialist Kate Kripke, LCSW as we talk about the challenges and stressors of high-achieving, success-driven moms and women who are in survival mode… and don’t even realize it.  We discuss how many strong-independent women want to feel calm, connected and confident, and what the KEY factors to achieving this is, (that is the oppos...

Are you in a job or life situation that leaves you unsatisfied… wanting more? Maybe you have had a spark, a thought that you wished you could do, but the uncertainty around doing it stops you. So many people have come to me feeling stuck and unhappy, be it a job, a relationship or the drive to keep doing more, being more, give more. Meanwhile… how many of us have had that inner voice say, “if only...

We are in the midst of a spiritual crisis, with masses of people not knowing who they are and how they fit in the world. So many people have become disconnected from who they are, what they need to be happy and well and what our core values and commonalities are. This is why we have such a prevalence of mental and physical health issues in our country. The Surgeon General has declared that we are...

Let's face it... there are some things a woman goes through that a man will never understand or experience.    Women have worked very hard over the past decades to have equal rights and be seen and respected for who we are: strong, creative, intelligent individuals, some with more drive and ambition than others. But, why do women have a tough time supporting other women, speaking up, and respe...

Do you find you work hard and make a decent living, but you are living paycheck to paycheck?   Or, Maybe you feel stuck in a situation due to financial reasons. There are many women who fear being powerless due to finances either they are used to living a certain way and fear losing their lifestyle if they leave a job or relationship.   There is a money mindset that can give you financial freedom...

Have you noticed that society has gotten more and more stuck on labels while crying out NOT to be labeled but to be free to just be? These labels can range from deep issues regarding gender, race, sexual orientation, and political party to learning challenges, disabilities, neurodiversity, behavior, and mood for the moment. What labels do you use in your life? Do you find comfort in labels or conf...

When you think of personal safety, what comes to mind? Did you know that safety and security is a basic human need and it involves feeling safe physically, but also emotionally and spiritually? There are many ways we can connect to our own intuition, awareness of situations and energy and what we need to feel safe and secure.  We do not have to feel threatened, or feel powerless in our life. This...

Are you an expresser or a suppressor? Did you know that stored emotions can actually create illness and pain in your body?   Many people are "uncomfortable" with their thoughts and emotions but... What if they were magical messages from our mind, body and spirit?   Join this conversation with Psychotherapist, Dona Joy Airey, as we talk about the power behind our emotions and how we can b...

What is your relationship with Time? Are you wearing a badge of busyness and one of those… “I don’t have time… I’m so busy!” people? Or, do you feel time flies and you feel you missed something? Or, are you impatient and frustrated as things aren’t happening in your time frame? Well, you are not alone as we are living in a society where business is a sign of “importance” and an expectation, and ev...

Do you seek the advice/ input from other people you consider authorities and follow it or are you able to pull out what resonates with you and leave the rest behind? This is what Dr. Dolores Fazzino, DNP and I will be chatting about as we sift through the "psychic", "guru", "trend following" and even the "diagnosis" and "prognosis" part of health and healing. We are talking about spiritual discern...

Do you feel "off" and like something is out of balance in your body, but your bloodwork comes back "normal"?  Are you frustrated with the band aid approach to your health when you just want to get to the root of why you do not feel well? In this episode, we will chat with Dr. Kylie Burton, DC who has helped frustrated women learn to read their blood work and get to the root of their imbalance...

Is Education failing our kids?  Is the system broken?  There is an increased number of teachers leaving the field of education or managing burnout.  Teacher stress is impacting not only their ability to teach and show up for students, but it impacts the stress and ability of students to learn. We had SO much to talk about regarding the crisis in our education system, that we split i...