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Emma is your friendly dating and mating coach. After a decade of social work practice, Emma transitioned her work to life coaching, creating her business Dating, Mating, & More. She's on a mission to help people love their life, love themselves, and love somebody else. When she's not coaching, you can usually find Emma running slowly but surely, watching The Bachelor, or cross-stitching something pretty. She currently lives in Pittsburgh with her sweetheart Vinnie, her beagle Murphy, and her kitty Minerva. She also has a Bachelor's in Social Work, a Masters in Applied Sociology, and completed her Life Coach training at the Beautiful You Coaching Academy. During her time in social services, Emma served over 3,500 people while working at a crisis line, guided people as a case manager in shelters and courtrooms, and led healthy relationship groups for men and women. This is a very reflective time for people in general with people sheltering in place for COVID-19 and processing very painful and very important conversations around systemic oppression. For me, this summer has felt particularly reflective because it marks 10 years since I graduated from college. So, I've been asking myself what are the biggest lessons I've had personally and what I've learned about serving other people - helping them transform their lives, feel better, and create healthy, happy relationships.

This is for the people who have dreams of owning their own business or want to experience financial freedom on their own terms. This is for the recent college grad who has no idea what to with their degree or has a change of heart. Ellie and I both get real on the struggles of entrepreneurship or having a side gig.  Listen to this episode with Ellie Curry the wonderful Life Coach from Pittsburgh, PA. She shares her story and wisdom on her truth of being an entrepreneur. She also founded Own Your You. It was founded with the mission to help women learn how to love themselves.  She built Own Your You to coach women on self-confidence, self-care, and creating a life you love. After struggling with depression and a very difficult period of her life, Ellie made a promise to herself that she would never feel that low again. She embarked on a personal development journey that changed her life. She now has a passion to help other women change their lives.

Anyone will get some golden nuggets from this episode, but especially the parents out there. George is a life coach, dad, and tech dude who like many of you has kids and had to work from home through the coronavirus pandemic.  He does a powerful on-call exercise on how shifting the body posture can actually affect your mood. He reveals communication tips on how his wife and he have made teaching and working form home their new normal while still loving each other and giving each other the space they need.  

Have you ever felt like you can't make your changes consistent? You keep falling into old patterns and routines that don't make you feel your best? Have you tried all the Myers Briggs, Personality, Astrology, Love Language, and Color tests you can take?    Special guest Allie Tymo breaks down Human Design and how it has helped her align her business and life with how she is naturally designed. She gets vulnerable, she talks about the benefits of knowing your design, and the different ways to make small changes now.    Allie is a brand strategist, creator, and coach who works with women entrepreneurs who are ready to take their vision and make it a reality. She specializes in merging the world of business and spirituality to help leaders build their brand and increase their income from a place a pure alignment.  Find Allie Tymo Here: Instagram: instagram.com/allietymo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allietymo/ Website: allietymo.com Human Design Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theheartspacewithallie/

Gabrielle (Gabby) Valdes is a former hopeless romantic turned love & dating coach. She spent years disillusioned with “love,” disappointed while dating, and destroyed by rejection and heartbreak. Now Gabby spends her days teaching the disappointed dater how to be their own best partner first.⁠ She challenges clients to unlearn the instinct to force connections, earn love and prove themselves. She's passionate about teaching her community how to receive love, lean into intimacy and fully trust themselves.⁠ Gabby's background is in life coaching, behavioral analysis (M.Ed) and communication studies. Say hello on Instagram @gabriellevaldes.com - www.gabriellevaldes.com   What this episode covers:   -How to navigate conflict in relationships. -Intentions and communication within relationships. -Are you wasting your time in a relationship or are you exactly where you are supposed to be? -What it means to be emotionally safe in a relationship. -Listening to intuition vs. tangible signs to look out for -What stories did we learn from Disney and how did it affect our expectations of relationships? -Codependency, Inter-dependency, and Independence -When is it time to leave a relationship? -Short-term relationships aren't "bad".   And so much more! Thank you, thank you, thank you Gabby for sharing your wealth of knowledge with EmpoweredU.

This is my very first solocast on EmpoweredU which just involves me. No interviewee this time around. I share my story of the lessons learned in 2019 and beyond to show how I ended up where I am now, and how you can always decide to move forward or stay stuck in the past. How have a healed from my pain, and what strength did I find in my pain. I am not all about the "New Year, New Me" hype. I just take every new year as one more step full of opportunities to make my dreams come true. In this episode I discuss: -prompts to reflect on for 2019 and where you want to go in 2020 -my story on grieving people in the physical realm and also older versions of ourselves -how your "why" can get you out of bed or a time of darkness -what is a "word of the year" and how is it helpful to have one Let me know what you think of this episode in the comments or leave me a comment on Instagram.  Instagram: @alexandradbarone Facebook: @alexandrabaronelifecoach

People talk about investments of money all the time, but could investing in yourself be even more important to an abundant life? Rob Nabel, a financial advisor from New Jersey, knows how to save for the future alright... But I would argue it's even more important that he knows his personal investment secret. Rob shares his story of addiction to recovery and how he has been spending his 3+ years sober. We discuss how he invests in himself one day at a time to stay alive. Through being of service to others and volunteering, Rob has found his "why", and he is ready to help any of you too. He even shoutouts his phone number during the middle of this episode for people who need some extra support or someone to talk. Rob believes you need to do what is right for you even if it takes 90 tries to get there, and he isn't afraid to find a mentor or coach along the way to get extra support. Like he says, "Michael Jordan wasn't his own coach. Tiger Woods has a coach. All the most successful people have a mentor or coach." Share this episode with people who are struggling with addiction. Let them know you care and they are not alone. Let us know what you think of this episode in the comments! 

What don't we cover in today's episode!? Mia Namani is a financial coach but she identifies as a Hope Dealer. She shares her story of growing up through war and what it was like to have to start all over again. She explains the tools she learned to work through adversity and create abundance. Perspective, connection, relationships, and gratitude are just a few tools she covers. After you are done listening, you will want to write a thank you letter, have a meaningful conversation, connect with loved ones, and understand what wealth is.

George thought that he had to fit in to have the American Dream. He did everything he thought he "should be" to feel loved and accepted. It wasn't an a-ha moment, but the long term desire that he was made for more. It wasn't until he gave himself permission to get in touch with his masculine and feminine side that he could work through his overwhelm and overthinking. Through the discipline of Taekwondo and the slower teachings of meditation, George has become a constant student of life. He not only believes that having a student mentality will help you long term, but it is one way to quit bouncing back from the extreme highs and lows. Listen in to hear more. 

"Change your fear of the unknown to curiosity for the unknown" - Jim Wall Let's be honest, there are times we want to just move away from all of our problems, but Jim Wall has a better idea. Travel to feed your soul and learn about yourself in the process. That way when you come back home from a trip, you will have new knowledge that better helps you at home. In this episode, Jim talks about what he has learned from traveling to over 40 different countries. He gives insight on how traveling has helped his introverted self become better at talking to people and making new friends. He even gives a great sesh on how to communicate at networking events. Don't miss his new course on tips for traveling that comes out at the end of 2018.