The Designed Life

AI can feel overwhelming, overhyped, or even a little threatening, especially if you’re a solopreneur or small business owner already wearing all the hats. In this episode of The Designed Life, Ameera sits down with strategist, speaker, and human-first AI consultant Monique Bryan to reframe AI as a powerful partner in your business, not a replacement for your creativity. Monique breaks down how to...

In this richly layered conversation, Ameera explores the path to purpose with Carrigan Ham, founder of Inner Alchemy. Carrigan shares how life’s breakdowns become portals to embodiment through a four‑phase alchemical journey, breakdown, purification, illumination, and embodiment; and why devotion, not “burning it all down,” creates sustainable change. From shadow work to somatic tools like EFT/tap...

In this intimate solo episode, Ameera shares the pivotal moments that led her from a “picture-perfect” life into a health crisis, and ultimately into a deeper, more aligned way of living and leading. From a misdiagnosis that accidentally saved her, to unravelling childhood grief and fear, to rebuilding nervous system safety and self-trust, Ameera walks through the exact inner work that helped her...

In this deeply inspiring conversation, Ameera sits down with Jen Szpigiel, the visionary founder and CEO of Becoming Iconic to explore what it truly means to design & lead a life and business with clarity, courage & intention. For nearly two decades, Jen has been redefining what success and leadership look like for women through her globally recognized brand that spans a boutique agency, i...

In this episode, Ameera takes you into one of the most foundational practices in conscious creation, visualization -and shows how seeing your desires in vivid detail can powerfully shape your reality. Ameera shares the personal story behind how this very podcast once lived on her vision board, and how consistent visualization, combined with aligned action, helped turn that dream into one of the to...

In this rich, soul-meets-science conversation, Ameera sits down with Robina Abramson-Walling, founder of Route of Healing. A registered holistic nurse, athlete, life coach, and energy practitioner, Robina guides women through the hormonal, emotional, and energetic shifts of perimenopause, burnout, and leadership. She shares her personal passage through depression and perimenopause, the practices t...

In this episode of The Designed Life, Ameera sits down with Ashley MacIsaac Butler, founder of Saorsa Essentials, to explore how high-achieving women can stop fragmenting themselves and begin leading from wholeness at home, at work, and within. Ashley shares her journey from corporate advocacy and inclusion work to answering a deeper call: guiding women to remember who they were before the world t...

I love SMART goals and believe they have their place, but if you’ve ever set them and still felt stuck, misaligned, or wonder why you make a little progress and then slip into old habits, you’re not alone. In this episode of The Designed Life , we go beyond rigid frameworks to uncover what really makes goals achievable, inspiring, and sustainable: alignment with your values and beliefs. I’ll walk...

In this episode of The Designed Life , Ameera sits down with Kelsey Hogan, founder of Claimed & Co., to explore what it truly means to design a life you love as a woman, mom, and CEO. Kelsey shares her journey of gaining clarity on her vision, the pillars guiding her life in this season, and how her past experiences continue to shape her identity and mission. Together, we dive into the deeper...

Leadership is often imagined as authority, control, or being the loudest voice; but true leadership is quieter. It’s embodied, soft, energetic power that inspires others not by force, but by vision, trust, and service. In this episode, I share my insights, experiences, and personal stories of leadership including what I’ve witnessed, what I’ve practiced, and what I’ve learned about self-leadership...

In this episode of The Designed Life , I sit down with Nadine, the founder of That Green Glow , to explore what it really means to nourish yourself as a woman, beyond diet culture, quick fixes, or trends. Nadine shares her personal journey into holistic wellness, what ignited her passion, and the empowering truths she wants every woman to know about her body, health, and vitality. We unpack the my...

In the final episode of our Clarity mini-series, we bring it all together: your desires, your energy, and most importantly, your beliefs. We explore how your current reality is shaped by the thoughts you’ve accepted as truth, and how to begin choosing beliefs that actually serve the life you’re designing. This episode is for the woman who’s done the work, followed the rules, chased the goals and i...

In this episode, we explore the question: What if your desires aren’t about “things” but about the feelings they evoke? We discuss how to shift from simply identifying your desires to fully embodying the feelings behind them; and why that embodiment is key to manifesting the life you crave. We’ll dive into how your thoughts, beliefs, and energy influence what you attract, and how to identify and b...

In this episode of The Designed Life, we begin a powerful new mini-series on clarity, what it is, how to cultivate it, and why it’s the non-negotiable foundation for any life, business, or relationship built with intention. If you’ve been running on autopilot, checking boxes, doing “all the things,” yet still feeling like something is missing; this episode invites you to pause and come home to you...

Rewriting the Rules for Your Life & Leadership In this episode of The Designed Life, Ameera dives into one of the most persistent myths high-achieving women face: work-life balance. Through personal stories and transformational insight, she reveals why “balance” isn’t the goal, design is. From redefining hustle to embracing seasonal harmony between work and home, this episode will help you ste...

In this deeply moving episode, Ameera sits down with Melanie Wilson-Strong: mother, entrepreneur, writer, and breast cancer survivor, to explore what it truly means to design your life after everything changes. Melanie opens up about her cancer diagnosis, her double mastectomy and the emotional toll it took, and how it became a powerful turning point that reconnected her to her creative self. Toge...

Welcome to The Designed Life , a podcast that feels less like a show and more like a sacred space to exhale, reflect, and return to yourself. In this very first episode, Ameera Virani invites you into a cozy, truth-telling corner of the internet where presence matters more than performance. With over 25 years of experience guiding visionary women, she shares why now is the time to launch this podc...