You Are the Magic

My work wife Lauren Herman is a former medical speech language pathologist turned author, published researcher, and copywriting agency founder, and this turned into our longest episode yet because neither of us wanted it to end. We dig into why sitting on the fence, the exact thing people kept telling her to quit doing, became her real superpower for research, writing, and staying steady when ever...

Emily Rose and I got into what it actually means to create your own universe, why she teaches wealth as the byproduct of tapping into your own creatorhood, and how loosening your grip on the outcome is the thing that lets the good stuff flow in. If you have ever been told you are too wild, too woo, or too much, this episode is going to feel like the green light to let every bit of that be your mag...

Anna Hernandez had a golf ball sized brain tumor she never saw coming, hidden for years behind migraines and sinus infections she kept finding reasons to brush off. The day it caught up with her, she was crawling on her office floor in the dark before a seizure sent her to the ER, and what followed was a recovery of her own making using what she knew as a speech-language pathologist and a years-lo...

Sarah Weiss shares how she went from burnt-out speech therapist to full-time TikTok and social media expert, building two thriving brands while navigating chronic illness, infertility, and new motherhood. She breaks down the power of duality, the art of doing more doing, and what it really takes to show up as your full, unapologetic self. Get ready for a deep dive into betting on yourself, holding...

Audacious Magic: Somatic Clearing, Burnout Recovery, and Owning Your Worth Lynda Stretton had a boss she genuinely loved, and one day he sat her down to help her out. She was a big person, he told her, with a big personality, a big energy, and a big smile, and she walked into rooms and intimidated people. Could she find a way to make herself a little smaller? Lynda had been hearing versions of tha...

Money, Magic, and a Bag of Skittles "You're not a CFO, you're not a money manager, you're a financial dominatrix." Lou's first reaction was to ask if that was a good thing. According to her client, it was. She whips six and seven-figure entrepreneurs into shape around their money, reading their patterns in minutes and telling them the truth about what's actually happening with their cash. In this...

Jena Castro-Casbon built her career helping speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists start private practices, and she's done it as an introvert with a late-recognized ADHD diagnosis who would rather batch-record video than go to a party. In this episode we get into how she went from wanting to be an FBI agent to becoming the go-to resource for an entire profession, what changed whe...

Surviving the Seasons Meant to Break You Without Losing Your Magic Theresa Richard has spent the last five years surviving things most people couldn't and building a career anyway. In this conversation we talk about why she refuses to play victim no matter what life hands her, how she keeps backing herself when the people around her don't, what cancel culture actually does to a person and how she...

The Magic of Ditching the Good Girl Act Emilie Karun did everything right. She married her high school sweetheart, had four beautiful babies, built the white picket fence life she'd always dreamed of. And then she woke up at 30 and realized something she hadn't been allowed to even wonder: was this all she actually wanted? That question kicked off an existential crisis. Am I a terrible woman if I...

Renaissance, Reverence, and Refusing to Conform: The Magic of Being That B!tch Kim has built a $500,000 cash year empire with a little over a thousand followers, and she will be the first one to tell you that none of it would have been possible if she hadn't done the work first. She survived a childhood that, statistically, should have sent her in a completely different direction. She spent four y...

Real Recognize Real: The Magic of Going First This week on the podcast, I sat down with Ebony Green — CEO of the SLP Business Suite, host of the SLP Business Podcast, founder of the Made for More SLP Business Conference, and a multiple-seven-figure private practice owner to talk about everything she doesn't post about. Being a first-generation college grad and an empath. Her rainbow baby. The gift...

Black Cherry, Marbles, and an Orange Penguin: The Magic All Around You In this episode, Gabriella Thomas shares how she walked away from pre-med, a corporate detour, and a lifetime of shrinking herself to build a life and business rooted in intuition and energetic alignment. She breaks down energy and intuition in plain language for the logical and clinical girlies, and opens up about the signs, s...

This episode celebrates neurodiversity, bilingual brilliance, and the power of unapologetic authenticity. Jocelyn Wood shares her journey of leaving a stable career to pursue her passion, navigating neurodivergence as a superpower, and the importance of creating a safe space for your truest self. In this episode: The transformational journey of leaving a 14-year school job for private practice Bus...

The Magic Behind the Mask In this episode, Elley Mae shares her powerful journey from diverse passions to mastering branding for soulful coaches. She highlights how embracing every stage of her story has unlocked her unique magic and transformed her approach to life and business. Get ready for a deep dive into self-discovery, resilience, and unapologetic authenticity. Key Topics How embracing mult...

Your Anomaly Factor is Your Magic Ever wonder why you feel like your unique magic gets buried under the weight of expectations and fears? Owning your Anomaly Factor is the game-changer that propels you from blending into the background to shining as the reference point your industry organizes around. This episode dives into the core of your authentic self and how embracing your "too muchness" can...

Telling the Story of Your Magic: The One You Tell Yourself Is the One That Matters Most In this episode of You Are the Magic, Priya Sam shares how mastering your personal story can unlock career opportunities, boost confidence, and help you own your authentic magic. She reveals her journey from national TV anchor to storytelling coach for women in high-stakes environments. This episode: Priya’s pr...

When Life Crumbles Right Into Place This week I'm sitting down with one of my favorite friends, Erin Forward — SLP, feeding therapist, educator, and founder of Nourishing Connection. Erin is known for her relational, neurodiversity-affirming approach to feeding and communication, and she is one of the most genuinely, deeply good humans I know. We get into all of it, in this episode. It felt like h...

The Magic of a First-Gen Immigrant Turned Angel Investor: Forbes, Time Square, Mrs. America to Start Are you ready to step into your fullest potential and unlock the magic that is uniquely yours? In this episode, Sarah sits down with Ellen Yin, founder of Cubicle to CEO, to explore the transformative journey of embracing your true self, building authentic connections, and leveraging your innate gi...

The Download That Started It Get right into how embracing your authentic self can unlock your true potential. Join Sarah Breshears as she shares her personal journey of owning her magic and how you can do the same. In this episode: Sarah's story of hitting rock bottom and finding her inner magic The significance of owning all parts of yourself, including the quirkiest How clarity and owning your u...

Thing I’ve Kept Hidden In this episode, Sarah shares her personal journey of recognizing and owning her unique magic. She explores themes of emotional sensitivity, body confidence, spirituality, and loss, encouraging listeners to embrace their vulnerabilities as sources of strength. Key Topics: The power of emotional sensitivity and being an empath How childhood experiences shape self-perception a...

Women are trained contortionists from birth. We learn how to hide parts of ourselves to survive. I have spent most of my life being a little too much and a little too deep for the rooms I was in. Sensitive. Intuitive. Intense. The kind of person who felt everything and learned early how to hide it so I could function, belong, and be taken seriously. Like most people, I got really good at wearing t...