Your True Calling | Find Your Hidden Superpowers

Ilene Berns-Zare, PsyD, PCC, is a life and leadership coach, psychologist, educator, and author who helps people navigate their lives with resilience, meaning, mindfulness, and well-being. We talk about her journey from pharmaceutical sales to her calling to be a psychologist. We also cover strategies from her book, You’re Not Too Old and It’s Not Too Late , to help you see possibilities in your l...

Sandy Weaver has succeeded in many careers, among them major radio broadcasting, professional speaking, and competitive dog sports. She was recently featured on the cover of Power Women ELITE Magazine for Women in Business as a Champion Dog Handler Expert. During our lively and insightful discussion, Sandy shared important tips for how to thrive when job opportunities are scarce and competition is...

This episode explores the concept of "learned helplessness" and how it helps explain why many of us tend to give up too soon when faced with difficult challenges. I share my reflections on living in Portland, Oregon, where the thrum of DHS helicopters disrupts the tranquility of our otherwise peaceful neighborhoods. Additionally, I delve into Carl Jung's insights on discovering our t...

Lynnsey Robinson is a Certified Hypnotherapist featured in Psychology Today, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and HuffPost. In this fun and inspiring podcast, Lynnsey tells us how we can find and overcome our subconscious blocks and shift our money mindset. We also talk about what kept Lynnsey from answering her calling until later in life, even though she knew it as a child, and what you can do to follow y...

It's the perfect time to answer your calling because so much within and around us is in flux in today's tumultuous world. My clients often find their purpose after experiencing a life disruption because it thrusts them out of their routines and creates space for them to grow into a greater version of themselves. This podcast explores how you can expand beyond your former limits, too, by us...

Patty Wilde, Associate Professor of English at WSU Tri-Cities, is quickly becoming a recognized leader in her field. Her new book,  ⁠⁠Winning Our Wonder,⁠⁠  uses cutting-edge research to explore how stories of women who served in the American Civil War have evolved over time. Patty shares inspiring insights on how she found her calling to write and teach, better ways to tell our stories, and the i...

Rev. Abigail Schairer is a rising star featured in  Science of Mind  magazine who started her own church and created two popular retreats to empower women and next-generation leaders to thrive in today's world. We talk about how this vibrant young visionary found the courage to leave her job at Stanford to answer her calling to be a minister and how you can find your right career, too. She ins...

Internationally renowned power experts  ⁠Annie Blair⁠  and ⁠ Carol Zahner⁠  show us how to redefine our relationship with power and become empowered leaders, regardless of how overwhelmed or marginalized we may feel.  They explain ⁠ how bullies are created and the difference between power-over and power-with mentalities. They guide us through a simple embodiment practice that helps us move forward...

Feeling overwhelmed by our crisis-filled world? You’re not alone. Mythologist Michael Meade ⁠ suggests we may be in an apocalypse, but there’s hope. Bestselling author Diane Dreher, Ph. D.,⁠  shares insights on how to find our personal power during troubled times by learning from the resilience of those who survived the Dark Ages. They defied authority, discovered their greatest gifts, and ushered...

My beautiful mother, Ingrid, passed away recently. This podcast shares the wonderful gifts I discovered she had while going through her things. It also covers why knowing what makes you different from your parents enables you to thrive as your true self. According to Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, "the greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of its parents." Mythologist Mich...

Dr. Steve Koc  joined an ashram at age 16 and became a rockstar chiropractor in Beverly Hills with clients such as Michael Jackson. We talk about how Steve combined his passion for spirituality with his expertise as a doctor of chiropractic to create a thriving practice and why having empathy for others is good for business. We also discuss how you can find your unique gifts and build a successful...

Catherine Ming T'ien Duffly is an Associate Professor at Reed College in the  Theatre Department . While pursuing her BA in History, Kate found her calling to combine social justice and theater and pursued a PhD in Performance Studies from UC, Berkeley. She now teaches socially engaged and community-based theatre, race theory and performance, directing, and puppetry. We talk about Kate's l...

Laura Goff left a career as a graphic designer to follow her calling to become an extraordinary acupuncturist. In this fun interview, Laura discovers one of her superpowers on air. We explore how she uses this gift to design websites and diagnose clients and how our strengths often crossover into different areas of our lives. We also talk about how you can find your right career by discovering wha...

⁠Joel Kroeker  is an internationally known  pop star , music-centered psychotherapist, and psychoanalyst with a private practice in Victoria, British Columbia. We discuss how curiosity can lead us to discover our unique superpowers. We also talk about when it's time to answer our true calling and how to end one career and start another. Joel received a Master's in ethnomusicology but dropp...

Eddie Watkins, Jr. is an amazing bass player, singer, and songwriter from Detroit, MI who has recorded with renowned musicians such as Barbra Streisand, Santana, Cher, and Diana Ross. We talk about how he discovered his musical talent at age seven and the best ways to identify your own superpowers. We also discuss how Eddie became a sought-after session bass player for Motown, but success and the...

Jahmal Lake has a high-powered career in high-tech and is making the world a better place with his nonprofit organization  ⁠Our Kids Read⁠ . As its Executive Director, Jahmal is devoted to improving literacy in African-American, Indigenous, and Latinx elementary school children nationwide. His enthusiasm and energy are contagious! Jahmal and I talk about how you can answer your own greater calling...

Kay Kostopoulos  is a triple-threat actor, singer, and dancer who teaches acting and communication skills at Stanford University's Theater Department, Graduate School of Business, and School of Medicine. Kay talks about how she grew up in a working-class family and was able to create her amazing life, giving us hints and clues for finding the power and confidence to succeed as our true selves,...

Hannah Onstad is a powerhouse businesswoman who answered her calling to write fiction after climbing the corporate ladder. She's also one of the first and brightest students I taught as a psychology professor. We talk about what inspired her to go to graduate school two years ago and get an MFA in Creative Writing even though she's wanted to write since she was a young girl. We discuss wha...

Maria Williquette is an extraordinary  psychotherapist  and yoga instructor⁠ who heals us on the mat with her words. Her classes and retreats are always packed with adoring students, and I'm happy to be one of them. Maria's secret to success comes from combining her therapy and yoga superpowers in her dual careers. She also stays present with her clients and comes from the heart in everyth...

Reverend Dr. Sunshine Michelle Coleman is an inspiring Senior Minister at the Oakland Center for Spiritual Living in CA. She shares her life experiences, tools, and concepts for living a greater life and ⁠authentic self-expression⁠ . Sunshine Michelle has a doctorate in Transformative Studies from the California Institute of Integral Studies. We talk about how she left a career as a model to go in...

I am deeply inspired by Buffalo Child, a Plains Cree Native American who generously shares his wisdom and culture to help us tap into the sacred every day. We talk about the importance of slowing down, living in balance, and removing false labels put on us by others so that we can shine as our true selves. Renowned psychiatrist Carl Jung's concept of the golden shadow leads me to believe that...

Rudy Zambrano is a fantastic ⁠⁠hairstylist⁠⁠ and an incredibly kind person. I met him after I got lost on the way to my first gig in Portland during the Rose Parade. Hundreds of people passed by before Rudy came out of nowhere to help. We talk about how Rudy struggled as a gay Latino man to be his true self and follow his calling. The #1 regret of the dying is that they wish they'd dared to li...

Meet Emma Hirsch, a 23-year-old novelist and supervisor at ⁠Youthline⁠⁠ , a crisis support center for teenagers. Recently accepted into the graduate program at the University of Oregon to become a therapist, Emma shares with us how she merges her writing and psychology superpowers in her new novel and work. She's a true inspiration to us all, showing us the importance of discovering and combin...

Line Hilton is a UK-based jazz singer, clinical hypnotherapist, and resilience coach. She blew me away with how quickly she helped singers improve their performances at an  educational songwriters meeting  and I immediately booked her for my podcast. Line gives us powerful tools to blast through self-limiting beliefs, such as "I'm not good enough" and "I'm invisible," a...

Diane Dreher, Ph. D. , is the best-selling author of "Tao of Inner Peace" and four other books. She is an award-winning university professor and positive psychology researcher whose work on hope has been recognized internationally. In this podcast, we discuss how Diane found her true calling and helps clients discover their own gifts and purpose. She shares how being seen by just one per...