Your Metabolic Reset

When faced with change and uncertainty, whether from a job transition, or a move to a different country, how can we honor can our emotions as well as move forward with intention? Today's guest, Ami Valdmoro, a leadership coach with over 15 years of experience leading and managing impact investments around the world. Amy talks about: The importance of allowing ourselves to full the full range of em...

Are you at a crossroads in your career? Is your inner compass speaking to you? Learn how to start listening on this amazing episode with special guest, career coach (and good friend) Sarah Beller. Sarah talks to us about navigating our career changes using our inner wisdom, also known as inner compass or inner voice. Listen to hear more about: What is our inner wisdom? What does that inner compass...

Chances are you've had one or more "awakening moment" and didn't realize that's what it was. Today's guest, international social entrepreneur Iliana Rabbat, walks us through finding our why through awakening moments, which Ila defines as "moments when you were really connected, feeling a sense of wholeness - can help you identify your calling". Ila also shares 6 practical questions consider about...

Are you struggling or feeling resistance about the thought of returning to the office? If so, you aren't alone. Today's podcast guest, researcher Camila Umaña Ruiz shares that people hesitate to return to work mainly because of fear of losing the perceived flexibility they gained while working from home. And perhaps because they also have a little bit of social anxiety. However, research shows tha...

What does authenticity have to do with burnout? How do you know if you're burned out? What does burnout look like for each Enneagram type? Evidence shows that we're unable to be authentic at work leads we start drifting towards burnout - we get exhausted because it takes emotional labor to sustain a persona who isn't us, or to pretend we feel emotions that we don’t feel. In today's episode Enneagr...

Are you feeling burned out at work? While self care has never been more important, to address burnout we need to also understand how our work is structured.  The World Health Organization classifies burnout as a disease , and states symptoms include: Feeling depleted energetically, or exhausted Feeling mentally distanced from the job; negative or cynical about the job; not hopeful about where...

In today's episode, personal financial advisor and wealth management expert Aditi Shekar gives us 3 steps to transition smoothly into a new career through financial planning. Aditi has been obsessing about personal finance ever since she got her first paycheck. After spending years working alongside young colleagues, she was surprised at the lack of financial support they had. At the same time, sh...

In today's talk, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP gives us practical ways to practice self-compassion as well as how to start loving ourselves right now. In this episode, we explore the link between self-compassion and leadership. For instance, how changing the way we speak to ourselves can change the way we show up for others. Other topics and practices that we explore with Vanessa during this episo...

In Episode 2 we talked about how meaningful connections can increase the feeling of work-as-a-calling. In today's episode we explore one of the most important elements of connecting with each other: empathy. Today's guest is Kristin Moody - an empathy researcher and educator, and private coach. And... did we mention she's also one of Paula's teachers at the Mindfulness Coaching School ? Kristin sh...

Some of our listeners have let us know that the podcast is shining a light on aspects on how unhappy they are at their current jobs. Some are feeling chronic stress, feeling deeply unmotivated, and even dread. Do you relate? Is it time to quit your job? In this episode, Jessica and Paula talk about how, before taking the leap and quitting your job, you can start planning to build a bridge to a new...

Have you been beating yourself up because you didn't stick to the diet resolutions you made in January?   Show yourself some compassion. Intuitive eating expert, Stef Jung, explains that not only do diets not work, they actually set us up to fail. In this episode, she gives us a a different way to think about our relationship with food through Intuitive Eating.  For more information...

How do you tap into your intuition? Our special guest Heather Webster, an educator, a health coach, Mindful Outdoor Guide and host of Saved by Mother Earth Podcast walks us through the process. This episode is packed with tons of beautiful little rituals and ideas to help you connect further with nature and ourselves, and be open to inspiration that may come as intuitive hits. Learn about and foll...

Have you ever had to talk yourself into doing something? "Let It Be Easy: Simple Ways to Stop Stressing & Start Living", a book by Susie Moore teaches us that we don’t have to force things. When we are taking actions that are in alignment, it will feel like we are in the flow. In this episode, your podcast hosts, Jess talks to us about the book, and together with Paula, walks you through an ex...

If you like your job, but you don't love it: did you know you can make small changes to help your job feel more like a calling? In today's episode Paula and Jess cover what social scientists Dr Amy Wrzesniewski and colleagues call job crafting: three ways in which you can make adjustments so that your work starts feeling more like a calling. These include: Task crafting - Changing the number, scop...

Jess and Paula have had many clients who are wondering whether they are in the right career, and how to pick a new one? Whether you are just graduating from college or you are in the height of your career, you can pick and change into a new career with little to no risk, and there is a science-based way to do this. Have you ever tried a sport or a hobby to find out if you would enjoy it? Did you k...

As New Year's Eve approaches you might be thinking of your resolutions for the coming year, but did you know 46% of people keep resolutions for at least six months, and only 8% keep them for the entire year? Should we make resolutions then? The answer may surprise you. Join Jessica, Paula, and mindset expert Dr. Kristin Lloyd as she gives us great tips on mindset, habit stacking and self-talk that...

**Trigger Warning: Possible eating disorder trigger** Research shows that one way to find our calling is to reflect on the struggles that we've overcome to see if we feel called to lead others in that same journey we made. Special guest Stefanie Jung joins us on the podcast to share about how she turned one of biggest struggles into her superpower, eventually leading her to her calling of being an...

The Enneagram is a system of 9 personality types that describes our "systemic patterns" of how we see the world and manage our emotions. Hillarie Kay is an Enneagram coach, speaker, trainer join us as our guest for this very special episode.  Hillarie talks to podcast hosts, Jessica and Paula, about how the Enneagram helped her gain awareness of her fears and find her calling.  Hill...

What if you could learn how to do everything from your unique strengths and find your calling? There is no one else on Earth exactly like you.  In this episode Jessica and Paula talk about two ways in which you can use your strengths to find your calling:  Incorporate more of your top strengths (also known as signature Strengths) into your current work to increase the feeling of work-as-...

Are you ready to discover your calling and step into it? Listen to Jessica and Paula’s stories of finding their calling, and how they can guide you to do the same. Thank you so much to those who subscribe and leave a review! Want bonus material including our FREE eBook on how to Discover and Step into Your Calling ? Sign up for our newsletter here . Want even more exclusives? Become a VIP here . B...

Which one of these best describes how you feel about the work you do? In this episode we dive into the science behind these three “work orientations”: how they differ (and why it matters). Jobs, career, or callings, are three types of work orientations.  Where does this term come from and why does it matter? Work orientation was a term coined by Robert Bellah in the 80s in his book "Habits of...

What's so amazing about work that is a calling is that it elevates us, and it feels deeply satisfying to do the work because it is meaningful. What elevates you and inspires you? What creates meaning at work? These are the breadcrumbs that lead you to your calling, but they're also magic in that they can lead you to make your work more meaningful. In this episode we continue to delve into the rese...

On this podcast Mindfulness Coaches Paula Castillo and Jessica Carter explore the science of finding your calling. They also invite a variety of voices from the coaching world (and beyond) to bring different perspectives on how they found their calling and how you can too.