The Intuition Incubator

What if your home wasn’t just where you lived—but something that actively supported your nervous system, relationships, and personal growth?  In this episode of The Intuition Incubator , I talk with architect and Conscious Home Design author Talor Stewart about how our environment quietly shapes stress, focus, and connection.  We explore practical ways to design a calmer, more supportive home—whet...

What if the measure of a good day wasn’t what you accomplished—but how you showed up? In this Monday Muse, I explore what happens when showing up as your best self becomes the goal. Not perfection. Not productivity. Inner alignment. Emotional freedom. Integrity in how you lead, love, and relate. This episode is a reflection on how to become the best version of yourself without self-criticism or st...

Big decisions have a way of feeling heavier than they need to. Not because we don’t know what to do, but because we’ve been taught to believe there’s a right choice and a wrong one—and that everything rides on us getting it right. In this Monday Muse, I talk about the pressure we put on ourselves when we’re deciding something that matters. The overthinking. The fear. The way we start polling every...

What if leadership isn’t about pushing harder—but about recovering smarter? In this episode of The Intuition Incubator , I sit down with Nicole Ward, founder of Elite Athlete, to explore nervous system resilience for leaders and why so many high-performing professionals are quietly running on adrenaline. We talk about what happens when success outpaces vitality—and how performance actually improve...

From the outside, you’re doing everything right. You’re capable, respected, and trusted to lead. And yet, you monitor yourself, replay moments, and wonder how you landed where you did.  It’s subtle, constant, and draining. In this episode, I talk about how to stop being self conscious without shutting yourself down or pretending you don’t care. We look at why self-consciousness shows up most often...

Most of us live with a quiet assumption that something about us needs to be fixed. We scan for flaws, try to tone ourselves down, or work harder to feel worthy.  During a 14-day water fast, I had a moment of clarity that didn’t come from effort or insight, but from stillness. This episode isn’t about fasting or self-improvement. It’s about the relief that comes when you stop fighting who you are a...

Why do smart, capable people find ourselves overthinking, getting defensive, or stuck in the same communication patterns at work and at home? In this episode, I sit down with leadership coach and communication strategist Amy Wong to explore what’s really happening beneath conflict, power struggles, and the need to be right. Together, we unpack how unconscious focus and nervous system hijacking qui...

We’ve been taught that effort equals worth. That staying busy means we’re doing life right. During a 14-day water fast, something unexpected happened. I created from calm instead of pressure — and the result was better, faster, and far more joyful than anything I’ve ever forced. In this episode, I share a simple but profound lesson about high achiever burnout, why overworking yourself doesn’t lead...

Self sabotage isn’t about willpower or discipline. It’s the quiet, almost automatic way we get in our own way — usually without realizing it. In this Monday Muse, I share a moment from a 14-day water fast that made a familiar pattern suddenly impossible to ignore. Not because it was dramatic, but because it was subtle and completely ordinary. This episode is an exploration of awareness — how uncon...

Most of us don’t realize how identified we are with the voice in our heads — until we start paying attention. In this episode of The Intuition Incubator , I sit down with Rob Schmidt and Stuart Goodnick, longtime Fourth Way practitioners and co-founders of the Tai-Yu Meditation Center, to talk about what it actually means to wake up from automatic living. We explore self-observation, presence, and...

On day 19 of an extended water fast, I explore how letting go of proving and listening to intuition reveals what I truly wanted. This Monday Muse reflects on what’s behind the goals we set and how extended fasting for clarity and spirituality created space to see the difference between ego and intuition. I share insights on personal transformation, nervous system regulation, mindfulness, self-inqu...

What if fasting created more control over your stress, your mood, and the noise in your mind? In this Monday Muse, I share what a 14-day water fast taught me about irritation, overthinking, intuition, and the mental stories we follow without question. By removing food, I saw how much of my reactivity came from my mind—not my hunger. A hangry moment in my own household showed me just how much power...

Have you ever felt like your life is following a script you didn’t write? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jeremy Goldberg—writer, coach, TEDx speaker, and founder of Long Distance Love Bombs—to talk about the moment your heart changes its mind and the courage it takes to follow it. Jeremy shares how he walked away from a successful career as a behavior change scientist on the Great Barrier Re...

What happens when a high-achiever stops eating, working, and proving her worth for 14 days? During my water fast, I met the version of myself that exists underneath achievement, productivity, and gold stars — and she surprised me.  This episode explores: • Why high achievers can look awake but secretly be asleep at the wheel • How self-worth becomes a stock market we track all day long • The momen...

I went 14 days with no food, no work, no screens—just stillness. In this episode, I share why I chose an extended water fast, what it revealed about fear, healing, and my own unconscious patterns, and how stepping away from every coping mechanism opened a deeper clarity. If you're curious about fasting, emotional healing, or waking up from “sophisticated sleepwalking™,” this one is for you.   Chap...

At 32, Ian Bowen woke up from spinal cord surgery paralyzed from the chest down and was told he’d never run again. Thirteen years later, he ran a marathon. In this episode, Ian shares his spinal cord injury recovery story, the “watch me” mindset that carried him, and his RINSE framework for resilience, journaling, and intuition. If you’ve ever been told “you can’t,” this will remind you that you’r...

MIT engineer and Radical Product Thinking author Radhika Dutt joins me to unpack why goal-chasing, KPIs, and efficiency culture are breaking our creativity, intuition, and leadership. We talk about product vision, innovation, AI’s impact on humanity, burnout, and how curiosity and reflection create better teams, better products, and a more meaningful life. Radhika Dutt is the author of Radical Pro...

Traver Boehm is the author of the books Today I Rise, Man Uncivilized and 28 Days In Darkness. He’s a two-time TEDx speaker, men’s coach, and the founder of the Uncivilized Men’s Movement. He’s helped men all over the world to become Uncivilized as they wake up to the power of their hearts, the brilliance of their bodies, and the wisdom of their souls so they can blaze their own path by uniquely b...

Katie Deming, MD, is an integrative oncologist, inventor, and TEDx speaker who is redefining cancer prevention, treatment, and healing. After two decades as a radiation oncologist and healthcare leader, Katie shifted to a holistic practice that helps clients detoxify and nourish their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies in order to activate their innate ability to heal. Her passion f...

Jamie Sarche’s calling is helping people be less afraid of death. By arranging for families to provide their loved ones with a planned and funded funeral or memorial service, she creates a path for bereavement, long before it's needed. And by facing their mortality, her clients can live better, more meaningful lives. As a seasoned speaker, Jamie brings deep experience in death care to a broad rang...

Decision making can be exhausting when it’s fueled by overthinking, endless pros and cons, or the fear of making the wrong choice. In this Monday Muse, I share how to move beyond decision paralysis by tapping into your intuition and making choices from a deeper, more authentic place. I talk about the difference between ego-driven decisions and intuitive ones, how to check in with your body instead...

Authentic leadership isn’t about having all the answers—it’s about vulnerability, emotional intelligence, and the courage to be real. For decades we’ve been taught that good leaders are unshakable, but that lie keeps us exhausted, disconnected, and stuck in performance mode. In this episode of the Monday Muse, I share why pretending confidence drains your energy, how ego-driven decisions create bu...

Alexa Brascetta is a CFP® with more than 22 years of experience in the financial services world. As the founder of Aligned Wealth Strategies, she is on a mission to help people align their core values with their money goals and bring the values of partnership, honesty, education, fun, and empathy into her work. A graduate of Texas Woman’s University with a degree in finance, Alexa has obtained her...

Amy Budden, known as the “loving neurohacker” where heart and mind combine, and creator of The Magic Nap™, empowers clients to reshape their minds for success. From Hollywood actors to Fortune 500 CEOs, and even royalty, she has guided thousands of  individuals to script their own narratives using visualization, hypnosis, and embedded frequency to hardwire desired outcomes. Amy's expertise lies in...

Why ‘Morality Divides’ Keeps You Stuck: Healing Hate & Finding Conscience. Our judgments—especially the righteous ones—keep us divided, drained, and disconnected from peace. I share the story of a podcast pitch that stopped me in my tracks, not because the writing wasn’t brilliant (it was), but because its final line revealed just how easily certainty turns into separation. This isn’t about politi...