The Empowered in My Skin Podcast

What is uncertainty? How does it stall us and prevent us from taking action? In our next episode, our guest shows us through her real life experiences what is truly possible if we continuously push ourselves to exceed uncertainty. For the last 30 years, Tracy Schmitt has been using her life to teach us all that anything is possible! She is a source of inspiration in every way possible. Tracy has a...

Our next guest, has been the most featured guest on our podcast!! John Ribeiro is back again with even more insights and wisdom to share with us. In this episode, Nkechi and John cover ground. They explore what it means to full show up as our authentic selves, and John shares a very empowering daily tactic that we can all us to drive intention into our day.  They touch on return to office, and sug...

We have a special event to celebrate on today's episode of Thrivng Thursday!! Our host, Nkechi, turns 50 today and Gaby joins here in a true celebratory spirit.  Nkechi shares some powerful message about aging, and what it means to have made it to this blessing of a milestone. What she shares is a powerful reminder for all of us, so tune in for the message, and share some energy with our host as s...

"Grief is not something you fix, it’s something you honour." - Addison Brasil Our next guest, Addison Brasil, is no stranger to loss and has spent thirteen years in the Grief Club arena. He lost his brother to cancer, found his father after suicide, and survived a fatal accident that killed a dear friend and left him relearning to walk. And yet still when friends or family experienced loss he woul...

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” -- Maya Angelou In this episode, Nkechi and Gaby share what this quote means to them. They share how they feel that the journey to success truly starts with the love one has for themselves. The flow of life starts from there. Take this episode in, all the way to the end. There is a call to action that will not disappoint y...

Our next guest is an absolute powerhouse, who unapologetically unleashes her love for life and style in a way that is transforming the lives of those she encounters. Michele Charles Gustafson, affectionately known as MCG, is a strategic marketing consultant turned Certified Image Consultant, Certified Master Life Coach, and award-winning international success mentor. She is the creator of Hue And...

Paradigm shift is an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way.  In this episode, Nkechi and Gaby talk through paradigm shift. Gaby provides some insight on how to go about shifting your paradigm, and she shares an example of how she's used it in her life.  Take this episode in, and learn about the polar opposite te...

Nicole Wright is women on a mission to be the best version of herself and help others to do the same. In this episode, Nicole gracefully encourages us to settle for more and to lock into the belief that we belong everywhere where we find ourselves. She challenges us to ask ourselves if we are squeezing ourselves into places and spaces, versus being in the places and spaces where we truly belong. I...

Feedback is currency and can be a rich data source whe we allow the information to serve us in a way that grows us. In this episode of Thriving Thursday, Nkechi and Gaby bring so much life to the topic of feedback and how it can be a great life instrument for personal growth and development. This episode is surely to reposition how you seek and receive feedback. You will start to make distinctions...

Our next guest fully embraces themselves as a creative and has a great body of work as a prove point. Calvin Celestine is the founder and creator of South Shore Ave , which features the podcast shows: The Ave Podcast, #TheStoop, and # M Y S T O R Y .  He embarked on this journey on account of my passion and love for media, good free flowing conversation and utilizing mis creative mind. Along the p...

We each have a unique voice, and our next guest is one that is truly using his in a masterfully and impact way.  He is, Roger Caesar, an inspirational, passionate professional public speaker and dynamic speech coach, driven to continuously helping people find their voices and maximize their greatness. He has competed 7 times at the District level, and has won an unprecedented 5 speech titles. In t...

Our guest this week is Reni Odetoyinbo, also known as Reni, The Resource. Reni is a content creator, marketing consultant and finance enthusiast. On her YouTube channel, ‘xoreni’ she shares resources around career development, lifestyle and financial literacy. After buying her first house at the age of 23, she decided to share her knowledge with others with the goal of helping people understand “a...

Before you write your to-do list, write your to-be list!  A to-be list focuses on what qualities you want to have, how you want to show up, and what you want to become as you work through the things you need to do. As such, your to-be list should be prioritized over you to-do list. Ideally it should inform the activities, actions, and goals that make it to you to-do list.  From prioritzing your to...

Breathwork, works!!  Meet our next guest, Zee Clarke, a Harvard MBA that went from leading teams at fortune 500 companies and startups in Silicon Valley to teaching mindfulness and breathwork. Listen in to this very inspiring discussion, where Zee share steps on how we can all reclaim our flow through mindfulness and breathe work.  She shares some frameworks with us that will assist in working thr...

In a moment when she could have chosed to be fearful, she simply prayed 'Thank you". A prayer that was subsequently answered, and left her Doctor perplexed. Our guest on this Thriving Thursday is Niki Papaioannou, founder of Niki Inc., a full service PR company.  In this episode, Niki shares her experience with a serious health scare. We learn about the power of prayer, and why stress is something...

"You can not outperform your self-image" -- Hina Khan Our guest today is Hina Khan, and this above quote is one of many that Hina puts an exclamation point on, in this episode. As part of her work, Hina Khan, guides and mentors people to work through seemingly unbreakable barriers, whether it be creating quantum leaps in their business or exceeding personal goals. She helps people challenge the th...

In this episode of Thriving Thursday, Nkechi and Gaby engage in a discussion on the art of positive self-talk. While it is widely stated that our minds are filled with negative thoughts, they through out a tactic for all of us to catch whereby you constantly practice making your positive thoughts louder and audible. It will take practice, so why not start today? Take in this episode, and they star...

Imagine a life where you are living like nothing can hold you back. Imagine a life where your biggest hurdles become your magic makers. In this episode, Nkechi connects with Ayanna Sealey, a mental performance coach, speaker and writer. Ayanna's daily quest is to help people perform at their highest levels of potential.  Ayanna shares her story, and we gain insight of what is possible when yo...

It's likely that in a lifetime, we'll need to present ourselves to a new environment. While it can and will be riddled with change and uncertainty, we can still find a way to thrive. In this episode of Thriving Thursday, Nkechi is joined by guest co-host Ariyike Akinbobola. Ariyike, born in Nigeria, the 7th most populous country in the world, immigrated to Canada in 2018. Albeit, she was met with...

While there is no perfect marriage, it is possible to build the roots for a divorce-proofed one. In this episode, Nkechi is joined by Jackie Bledsoe, an author, podcast host, and speaker who's reached over 100,000 couples with his bestselling book, The 7 Rings of Marriage . He helps couples build strong marriages and families, so they can positively change their family tree. Jackie shares his view...

"I know for sure what we dwell on is who we become." -- Oprah Winfey In this episode of Thriving Thursday, our host Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson shares the mic with a stand-in co-host, Ariyike Akinbobola.  It has been proven with science that in fact, "what we think, we become".  Nkechi and Ariyike trade thoughts on the topic and offer up some suggestions on how we can bring more awareness to our though...

When you are faced with adversity, there is such an opporunity to use it as a springboard to get everything you want out of life. So, what's your excuse? In this episode, our host Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson sits down with Rico Sanchez. Rico's story is one like no other that we have featured on this podcast. As a former gang member in Chicago, he has completed transformed his life from one that was pla...

In this episode of Thriving Thursday, Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson and Gaby Mammone, are joined by repeat guest, John Ribeiro. They tackle the topic of healing, and what thay means. In 2021, "how to heal" was one of the top google searches, understandably so.  "When you hurt me, all I want to see is the ugly in you". This is a line that has been on John's mind, and we tap into that in this episode. In t...

Although grief is an extremely painful event no one in their right mind would ever choose to go through...good CAN come out of it. Grief is one of the most powerful teachers you can learn from. Learn all you can to gain the treasures grief offers!  This episode is a must listen. Our host, Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson, sits down with Dr. Gillian Mandich, an award-winning, internationally recognized...

Fear as we know is a natural human emotion. It is an essential psychological response. All of us face fear. It’s inevitable. Be it our job. Or, our relationships. We all feel stuck. Face self-doubt. Unable to move ahead. Some say fear is a gateway which shows us what needs to be healed.  In this episode of Thriving Thursday, our hosts, Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson and Gaby Mammone, are joined by a speci...