Journey to There

Happy 8th Podversary to Journey to There! Life is a journey full of twists and turns, and this podcast is no exception. New adventures, new lessons, and even some  life lessons from Finn! Catch up with Journey to There podcast host, Traci DeForge as she reflects on her journey through life's highs and lows and shares her musings on love, light, and joy Before I officially titled this episode I asked myself… is this new iteration of the J2T podcast a reboot or a renaissance? I felt like it was the latter but honestly, I had to look up the definition to be certain!  Ren·ais·sance /ˈrenəˌsäns/ a revival of or renewed interest in something. noun: renaissance; plural noun: renaissances Alas, it is a true renaissance!  Today is the 8th Podversary of Journey to There and with any anniversary comes reflection. Some of which are bittersweet. Why did I let some much time lapse? What if I had kept it moving forward? Is it worth bringing it back?  I need to reign in the negative self-talk that's ramping up fast because I want to indulge in some good ole fashion flogging with thoughts like, “I own a damn full service production company. How could I let this happen?” The answer is I didn't “let” anything happen. Life happened.  So, let's catch up!  The pandemic impacted everyone individually and collectively. I'm still sorting through the whirlwind effect it had on our lives including the fact that I still don't have my full ensemble of taste buds back but I digress.  My husband and I left the South Florida seaside life for the mountains of Taos, NM in 2020. This literal journey came with high expectations and ended with some bottomed out emotional disappointments.  My salve of course was to bury myself neck deep in Produce Your Podcast which resulted in 3X growth. Yay! But if you've listened to any previous episodes of this podcast then you know…building successful businesses has never been my challenge. Building a successful personal life is my never ending life lesson. Times haven't changed that much.  We left Taos and made a pit stop in Tucson, Az for a year. I was so checked out of my life that I literally justified the decision to live in a town that held no interest for me and wasn't remotely close to any of my friends and family. My brain told me none of that mattered because my focus needed to be on growing the business and that was all I was planning on doing anyway. Never underestimate the power of a work addicted brain.  And now, a new adventure has begun with an International move to Mexico. I'm reconnected to my seaside life which I affectionately refer to as my sea -soul life. Although, I'm still not remotely geographically close to friends and family- they are a lot more likely to visit me here. We also added a new addition to the family. His name is Finn and he is a 100lb Golden Doodle who everyone should take their life lessons from…  1. Always be up for an adventure  2. Every day brings a new chance to experience joy  3. If you live for naps and snacks the rest will take care of itself.  It's fair to say I'm still on my journey to there; thus the renaissance of the podcast. I've learned a few new lessons along the way and come through the other side of some stuff aka sh*t and ready to share my musings with you.  I'm looking forward to this next chapter of the pod. I want us to connect, hang out and learn from each other. I'm rebooting without putting any pressure on myself. I'm not setting any specific goals on how many episodes there will be and when they will be released. I'm giving myself grace. I'm giving myself permission to be creative in the medium I love the most without getting all caught up in (what I know first hand) it takes to build a successful podcast.  But really, isn't the definition of success relative?  I look forward to reuniting with some old friends from the podcast audience. I'm beyond giddy with anticipation of meeting the new friends I'll make along the way.  I'll sign off with one of my fav quotes that is one of my own. The life we create is based on the choices we make. Let's make choices that bring us love, light and joy and if we don't- let's ask for the courage to embrace the detours.  Cheers to what's possible!  Traci  

Did you know that keeping traumas unresolved can result in lowering expectations of how others should treat us? It is not an easy process to face our early childhood traumas. That's why it's important to create a safe space where you can share whatever it is that you need to share. And no matter how difficult the healing process is, feeling stuck in your own life is always worse. Tune in to this episode of Journey to There to hear the experiences and wisdom of Tambry Harris, a spiritual and life coach who went through the process of peeling the layers of trauma and now is helping others do the same thing and get to the other side where we feel loved and free.  In This Episode: [03:00] How childhood abuse influenced Tambry's adult life. [08:15] The importance of having someone to share your fears with.   [10:28] How does shame affect us in keeping secrets? [13:30] Tambry had a sense of not being worthy for a long time. Here's how she understood where this feeling came from.  [15:30] How keeping traumas unresolved can result in lowering expectations of how others should treat us? [18:40] Where to start the healing process when we feel stuck? [25:00] People pleasers tend to surround themselves with “predators” who will take advantage of them. [28:10] The importance of slowing down and paying attention to what is happening inside of our bodies and minds.  Key Takeaways: It's really helpful to have someone you can be vulnerable with, no matter what it is that you need to share. We need to talk about our traumas and what hurt us because it's the only way we'll understand it and finally let it go.   You deserve to be loved. You need to claim it.  It takes a lot of courage to face your fears, but the freedom on the other side is always worth it.  Links Mentioned: survivorstothrivers.com Facebook: survivorstothriversofficial Twitter: survivorstothrivers  Insta: survivorstothrivers LinkedIn: Tambry Harris Bio:  Tambry is a spiritual director as well as a leadership and life coach who helps others claim their best selves and lives. This involves clients looking objectively at their innate character and abilities and intentionally embracing their whole selves. Her twenty years of coaching and seven years of spiritual direction translate into her work with survivors of abuse through the Going Forward: Survivors to Thrivers organization. She has a Master's in Applied Psychology and certifications in the areas of Leadership Coaching, Spiritual Direction, Change Management, and Diversity. Tambry found her voice, named her truth, and created a vision to help others who have experienced the pain and shame of abuse find healing, strength, and freedom. Through her organization, Going Forward: Survivors to Thrivers, she provides individual guidance, retreats, and speaking engagements to bring awareness and light into the shame and silence of abuse and trauma. Her calling is to inspire people to move beyond the initial awareness and therapy to a new level of wholeness that comes with claiming their Going-Forward Story and reveling in their unique gifts, abilities, and power to live a wholehearted, meaningful life-embracing mind, body, and spirit. Her Book: Awakening the Light: A Survivors to Thrivers Going-Forward Story (A 2020 American Book Fest Best Book Finalist). As we make our wounds visible and available, they can be of service to the healing of others. This story of wounding, struggle, and healing encourages survivors to claim their going forward stories. Tambry's experiences, concepts, and heart shine light into the darkness that surrounds sexual abuse and domestic violence.

It's time to start viewing your health as wealth. In this episode of Journey to There, I have an in depth conversation with the phenomenal Noosheen Hashemi. Noosheen is an award-winning entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and founder and CEO of January.ai, a health tech company that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to prevent, predict, and postpone chronic disease. Its mission is to empower people to take back their health through knowledge and self-advocating. Noosheen and I discuss the importance of early detection, why generic advice doesn't work on an individual level, and the impact artificial intelligence can have on your health. Listen to discover how to start taking back your health today! In This Episode: [01:44] The long journey that lead Nosheen to machine learning and healthcare [05:36] How Covid-19 has changed the structure and nature of our working days [07:22] What inspired Nosheen to take a bet on herself and start her own company [10:22] How Nosheen's company, January.ai, is addressing staggering diabetes statistics by helping people predict and prevent illness [16:11] Why generic advice doesn't work, specifically when it comes to sugar [19:07] The power of AI, the years of hard work and research it took to get here, and what the future holds [21:33] How you can take back your health starting today Key Takeaways: Early detection is key, especially when it comes to diabetes. The further into diabetes that you progress, the fewer options you have, and the worse your trade offs become.  With January.ai, you're able to make better decisions about what you eat and what you purchase for yourself, giving you more control to still eat what you want to eat. AI has a huge role in bringing access to people who don't have it today because they can't afford this phenomenal tech. Keep asking why and you will come up with the answers. The earlier you catch things, the more you know about your health, the more you can self-advocate, and the better your chances are of preventing disease further down the road.  Bio: Noosheen Hashemi is an award-winning entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. She is the founder and CEO of January.ai, a seed-stage precision health tech company that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to prevent, predict, and postpone chronic disease. She also manages a family office that includes diverse investments in over 100 companies and venture capital funds. She is the founder of the HAND Foundation, focused on supporting scholars and organizations that promote socio economic growth among the disenfranchised. She lives in San Francisco. Links Mentioned: https://january.ai/ https://www.facebook.com/JanuaryAI/ https://twitter.com/JanuaryAI_Inc https://www.instagram.com/hellojanuaryai/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/noosheen-hashemi-a74686b/

It's more important than ever to find joy in this world. In today's episode of Journey to There, I chat with Kelsey Abbott about the importance of finding your joy through Human Design. Kelsey is an Intuitive Human Design Reader and certified professional coach who is a manifesting generator - living her life by her design and finding (and helping others find) joy. Join us as we take a deep dive into the importance of understanding Human Design and using it to find your truth, break out of your cages, and find your own “awesome.” This is the permission you've been waiting for!   In This Episode:   [02:46] Kelsey's journey from Marine Biologist to Human Design Reader/Coach [06:29] Training for triathlons as play? [12:53] Breaking down the 5 different energy types  [18:26] The value in understanding your design to find your joy (and deal with business bullies) [21:20] The power of letting go of the “not this” to discover the “this” [25:57] Weeding through advice meant for the masses instead of the individual [30:50] The gift of grace and charm and communicating clearly [35:12] Kelsey's biggest takeaway for you to start finding your “awesome” today   Key Takeaways:   Understanding your own Human Design is your biggest permission slip to be who you are meant to be. Humans are not made for cages. We are not meant to be conformed to a box, labeled and distilled in a single way.  You have all the answers within you. However, it can take some digging to find them. A coach can help bring the answers right out of you, because those are the answers that are going to be true for you. Those are the ones that are going to be aligned with your soul. Telling the truth to yourself, the universe, and other people will lead you to finding your joy and following it. Bio: Kelsey Abbott is an intuitive Human Design Reader, a Certified Professional Coach, Instigator of Joy, and the host of the Find Your Awesome podcast. She helps spiritual adventurers remember who they are and why they're here so they amplify their impact and send ripples of light across the planet—all with ease, joy, flow, magic, and miracles. She believes that the universe wants us to be sparklyAF and that joy is our natural state. When Kelsey isn't playing in her business, she's bringing curiosity, play, and joy to triathlon--a sport she races as an elite amateur. After a decade in Maine and 16 months of traveling around the U.S. in a small camper, Kelsey now lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband. In case you haven't guessed, Kelsey is a Manifesting Generator living her design and following the joy.   Links Mentioned: Kelsey's website  Kelsey's podcast  Martha Beck's podcast, Bewildered

During this last year, Covid taught us that we don't have control over our lives. We are living through anger, pain, sadness, and many other emotions including one of our most powerful emotions, vulnerability. The guest of today's episode is Cheryl Holling, an award winning voice over talent and host of the podcast 19 Stories; From Fear to Hope. In today's conversation, she shares why life is just beginning at 55 and how she is using her voice to create a platform for other people's stories to be heard.  In This Episode: [07:08] Cheryl's early radio days started when she decided to continue her dad's legacy.  [13:23] Cheryl is sharing other people's stories in her podcast 19Stories. But how did Covid-19 affect her life?   [20:20] The moment when Cheryl felt experienced imposter syndrome. [12:05] Once you understand the value of self-care, you will prioritize it more frequently.  [24:55] Why it's important to empower people to start where they are, regardless of who they are or how old they are.  [29:30] Although it's 2021, unfortunately, ageism is still present. [36:45] How Covid has influenced our ability to manage the fact that we don't have control over our lives. [42:00] What is Cheryl's message for those who want to move from fear to hope?   Key Takeaways: Life can actually begin at 55, no matter what we get from the messages in the media  Vulnerability is a gift we need to give to ourselves more often and inspire others to do the same.  Start where you are. No matter how old you are or what your background is. It's really never too late.    Bio:  Cheryl was packaged in Canada and distributed in Los Angeles. She grew up around music and acting, a passion for radio and the different mediums of communication, immersion in the arts & being of service. That translated into a diverse career both in front of and behind the mic and camera. It's also afforded her a unique insight into a myriad of production environments, the demands of each one, and the ability to use discretion, diplomacy, and respect for all the players involved in a project. Not to mention the value of delivering content on time.  Cheryl followed her love of music by doing national radio & record promotion for some of the top Jazz artists in the business and served as a music host on numerous NPR stations in California. She used her handmade leather satchel to carry music to the station and referred to it as her “sound satchel” and named one of her shows ‘The Sound Satchel'. It became the obvious choice when naming her business and voice-over studio. After 10+ years of promotion, Cheryl pursued her other love and went to New York for a brief study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Upon returning to L.A., she continued studying acting, improv with Second City, joined SAG, and enjoyed a modicum of success in tv & film before being presented with the opportunity to be an ad agency commercial producer.  Cheryl also had the great pleasure to work as Talent Producer on the Writers Guild of America, West, Award Show for two years, and prior to that, served as the show's first female live announcer.  She resides in the Bay Area and shortly after building her dream voice studio out of a former recording studio, the Tubbs fire affected the adjoining business and she moved her voice services in-house. She's also back doing some on-camera work for locally filmed productions and corporate training.  Links Mentioned: The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast - #1672 Iliza Shlesinger Good on Paper Movie  19Stories Podcast

Did you know that keeping traumas unresolved can result in lowering expectations of how others should treat us? It is not an easy process to face our early childhood traumas. That's why it's important to create a safe space where you can share whatever it is that you need to share. And no matter how difficult the healing process is, feeling stuck in your own life is always worse. Tune in to this episode of Journey to There to hear the experiences and wisdom of Tambry Harris, a spiritual and life coach who went through the process of peeling the layers of trauma and now is helping others do the same thing and get to the other side where we feel loved and free.  In This Episode: [03:00] How childhood abuse influenced Tambry's adult life. [08:15] The importance of having someone to share your fears with.   [10:28] How does shame affect us in keeping secrets? [13:30] Tambry had a sense of not being worthy for a long time. Here's how she understood where this feeling came from.  [15:30] How keeping traumas unresolved can result in lowering expectations of how others should treat us? [18:40] Where to start the healing process when we feel stuck? [25:00] People pleasers tend to surround themselves with “predators” who will take advantage of them.  [28:10] The importance of slowing down and paying attention to what is happening inside of our bodies and minds.    Key Takeaways: It's really helpful to have someone you can be vulnerable with, no matter what it is that you need to share. We need to talk about our traumas and what hurt us because it's the only way we'll understand it and finally let it go.   You deserve to be loved. You need to claim it.  It takes a lot of courage to face your fears, but the freedom on the other side is always worth it.    Links Mentioned: https://www.survivorstothrivers.com/  Facebook: survivorstothriversofficial Twitter: survivorstothrivers@GFS2T Instagram: survivorstothrivers LinkedIn: Tambry Harris   Bio:  Tambry is a spiritual director as well as a leadership and life coach who helps others claim their best selves and lives. This involves clients looking objectively at their innate character and abilities and intentionally embracing their whole selves. Her twenty years of coaching and seven years of spiritual direction translate into her work with survivors of abuse through the Going Forward: Survivors to Thrivers organization. She has a Master's in Applied Psychology and certifications in the areas of Leadership Coaching, Spiritual Direction, Change Management, and Diversity. Tambry found her voice, named her truth, and created a vision to help others who have experienced the pain and shame of abuse find healing, strength, and freedom. Through her organization, Going Forward: Survivors to Thrivers, she provides individual guidance, retreats, and speaking engagements to bring awareness and light into the shame and silence of abuse and trauma. Her calling is to inspire people to move beyond the initial awareness and therapy to a new level of wholeness that comes with claiming their Going-Forward Story and reveling in their unique gifts, abilities, and power to live a wholehearted, meaningful life-embracing mind, body, and spirit. Her Book: Awakening the Light: A Survivors to Thrivers Going-Forward Story (A 2020 American Book Fest Best Book Finalist). As we make our wounds visible and available, they can be of service to the healing of others. This story of wounding, struggle, and healing encourages survivors to claim their going forward stories. Tambry's experiences, concepts, and heart shine light into the darkness that surrounds sexual abuse and domestic violence.

Today's episode is all about curly girls uniting! As a chemist, educator, and naturalista, Rhonda Marshall brings a truly unique perspective to the beauty industry. Rhonda saw a clear consumer need and personal passion for taking better care of naturally curly hair. Rhonda's curls are something she was proud of, something she feels accentuates her personality. Because of this, she created her own product line for curly hair girls. You'll learn that by "loving the you that you were born into" is Rhonda's motto. Tune in as Rhonda talks about the journey behind building her brand, the CROWN Act, and gaining celebrity publicity.   IN THIS EPISODE: [03:20] How Rhonda went from being a chemist to a successful entrepreneur.   [10:40] The trial and error behind creating Rhonda's very first product.   [14:05] All about the Inahsi brand, packaging, and what the name means to Rhonda.   [18:40] News anchors and TV personalities are under fire for not straightening their hair. However, the CROWN Act, ensures protection for all individuals from discrimination based on race-based hairstyles in the workplace. [24:30] Rhonda speaks about how achieving European Union Compliance is a stringent process.  [33:00] Inahsi Naturals products have been used on ‘Black●ish, Riverdale, and Coming 2 America.   KEY TAKEAWAYS: You have to be in control of manufacturing your products. Loving yourself provides you with self-confidence and self-worth.  The CROWN Act, an anti-hair discrimination act, stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair. This act ensures protection against discrimination based on race-based hairstyles by extending statutory protection to hair texture and protective styles. Rhonda swears by her products. She puts her heart and soul into making each product and she will not put anything out there that is not a quality that will not make you feel beautiful inside and out.   LINKS MENTIONED: Website Facebook Personal Page Facebook Business Page Twitter Business Account Instagram LinkedIn   BIO: As a Chemist, Educator, and Naturalista, Rhonda Marshall brings a truly unique perspective to the beauty industry. Rhonda saw a clear consumer need and personal passion to take better care of her naturally curly hair. Her curls were something she was proud of and she felt distinguished her personality. After years of using relaxers and other chemical laden products, and high heat styling methods that damaged her hair to modify her natural curl pattern, she felt there had to be a better way. After transitioning away from chemically processed hair in 2001, Rhonda eventually developed her own hair products incorporating natural ingredients that were especially effective for naturally curly hair textures. With this experience not only as a Chemist but also as a customer, Rhonda developed what would eventually become the Inahsi Naturals product line. Inahsi Naturals products have been used by award winning celebrity stylists behind the scenes for a number of shows including ABC's ‘Black●ish, The CW's Riverdale, and the film starring Eddie Murphy, Coming 2 America. One of Rhonda's most significant accomplishments is formulating a product line that has achieved EU Compliance. Considered the “Gold Standard” for cosmetic regulatory requirements, EU Compliance essentially confirms the efficacy and safety of Inahsi Naturals products, and it proves that the product line is on par with the best produced brands in the world, and truly World-Class. Rhonda continues to express her passion for Chemistry, Education, and all things Natural as she develops products for curly girls all over the world in countries where Inahsi Naturals products have been sold. From the United States to Australia, Rhonda's goal is to Educate, Empower and Encourage women everywhere to keep "Loving the YOU that you were born into. While at Helene Curtis (now Unilever) Rhonda worked on projects developing Suave Shampoos and Conditioners as well as the first Clear Stick for (Degree) Antiperspirant/Deodorant. After earning a Masters Degree in Education, she has also worked as a Certified Educator teaching Chemistry and Science at the Secondary level.

Today we welcome founder and CEO of All She Makes, Svitlana Martynjuk, to talk about her passion to connect women artists all over the world. Svitlana developed All She Makes to promote women in art & business and we hear about her journey to help other women artists. You'll hear about the history of women in the arts and the many ways she's helped support current women artists to help them make a career out of their craft.   In This Episode: [01:16] Svitlana's background in art and developing her All She Makes [03:14] Statistics of women in the arts [05:14] Her inspiration to start All She Makes [06:39] Gender disparity in the Arts [10:26] This history of women in the arts [15:33] Svitlana's art story and journey [18:52] Changing the narrative on being able to make your art a career not just a hobby [23:03] Existing opportunities for women artists   Key Takeaways: Throughout history, women were not allowed to show their art and this made a gender disparity for women who want to make art their career. Svitlana's passion for getting women's art displayed has helped women be able to profit off of their art pieces. As an artist, starting with your local grassroots community can be key to building your business. A community loves to support locally and this can be a great stepping stone for your art business.  Svitlana wanted to build a community where women artists could feel a sense of positivity and be able to relate to others. Her goal was to help these artists know they had others to turn to in similar situations to lift them up about anything in the art and business world.    Bio: Svitlana was born and raised in the beautiful western capital region of Rivne, Ukraine. She is an artist, founder, and CEO of all SHE makes - an online directory increasing visibility for women artists worldwide.  Svitlana moved to the United States where she completed her education in Fine Art, Psychology, and Strategic Management. Inspired by the human mind and with a fascination for nature, Svitlana is a traveler at heart and appreciates experience through interaction and exploring the complexities of diversity in people. Currently works and resides in Michigan, USA.   Links Mentioned: Allshemakes.org  https://www.instagram.com/all.she.makes/  I am additionally an artist if you are interested in exploring that side of my work https://www.svitlanas.com 

Dr. Ginger Campbell talks about her journey with passion for neuroscience, her own podcast, Brain Science, and her book, “Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty,” in hopes to share her knowledge with others. Listen to Dr. Campbell and expand your knowledge of the human's subconscious mind, the decision making process, and our emotional effect on memories as time goes on.  In This Episode: [02:18] Dr. Campbell talks about beginning her podcast, Brain Science, in 2006. [06:53] Dr. Campbell's spiritual journey and expertise in the neuroscience field. [10:44] All about her book and what she hopes to share with people. [13:01] Describing the “Feeling of Knowing”. [17:12] Individual personalities and the effects it has on their decision making processes. [20:07] Dr. Campbell describes cognitive dissonance. [27:17] Traci and Dr. Campbell speak about the process of rationalization and how it affects those dealing with addiction. [32:42] Memory recall and how it keeps changing over time. [36:51] The concept of ‘Flashbulb Memory' and the role of our emotions. [42:54] The ‘Three Day Rule' and following our intuition.   Key Takeaways:   On her own spiritual journey, Dr. Campbell became interested in studying the unconscious mind while reading eastern and western medicine. She became fascinated by the way that science actually starts off as philosophy and turns into science and the idea of consciousness and unconsciousness to study the power of the mind became her main focus of study and research.  Dr. Campbell feels strongly about educating people on the way that the brain works. The key thing she wants people to understand is knowing the way the brain works so we understand our own behavior and others behavior. It's also important to understand that most of what our brain does is unconscious and that's why we can do things without really thinking about them.  Memory is dynamic and it can be easy to create false memories in our minds by hearing things from other people and soon enough your memories and theirs can be mixed together.     Bio: Dr. Ginger Campbell is best known for her highly respected podcast Brain Science, which launched back in 2006. She has a passion for making complex ideas accessible and helping scientists share their work with non-scientists. Dr. Campbell is also the author of "Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty." She lives in Birmingham, AL where she cares for veterans at the Birmingham VA Medical Center.   Links Mentioned: https://brainsciencepodcast.com  https://www.virginiacampbellmd.com  Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Uncertainty Book Facebook Personal Page  https://www.facebook.com/docartemis  Facebook Business Page http://www.facebook.com/brainsciencepodcast  Twitter Personal Account @docartemis  Instagram  @docartemis LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/docartemis 

Our guest today is Naz Beheshti. She is the author of Pause. Breathe. Choose: Become the CEO of Your Wellbeing. Naz opens the show by diving deep into her background. Previously, Naz went through many corporate experiences including working as the executive assistant to Steve Jobs. Listen as she shares how he inspired her to focus on her wellbeing in the workplace by watching him walk the walk. Most people don't realize that overworking yourself is a dead-end street. In reality, we should be prioritizing our holistic wellbeing. If we don't have our well-being, then we can't enjoy any fruits of our labor. Overall, we need to BE well to DO well. Tune in as Naz gives tips on improving your wellness, mitigating stress, and making mindful choices.    In This Episode: [02:25] Naz Beheshti dives into her background – including working as the executive assistant to Steve Jobs.  [05:25] Workplace stress is dead-end stress; don't get caught up in the productivity trap.  [08:30] Naz explains why the ultimate wealth is wellbeing.  [12:05] Once you understand the value of self-care, you will prioritize it more frequently.  [14:50] How to manage the balance between being connected + unconnected at the same time.  [18:00] About the practice of mindfulness.  [19:55] The meaning behind Pause. Breathe. Choose. [21:55] How to ditch the inner critic and let the inner coach succeed.  [26:00] The importance of taking a break every ninety minutes.    Key Takeaways: You should always work smarter and put in quality work rather than work more hours and increase your work quantity.  Your wellbeing should be your number one priority – if you don't have wellbeing, then all the money, cars, houses, and trips cannot be enjoyed.  One day each week, have a tech-free day.  Practice mindfulness every day. That way, you can unveil your truest self and desires.   Bio:  Naz Beheshti is the author of Pause. Breathe. Choose.: Become the CEO of Your Well-Being. She is an executive wellness coach, speaker, Forbes contributor, and CEO and founder of Prananaz, a corporate wellness company improving leadership effectiveness, employee engagement and well-being, company culture, and business outcomes. Clients include Nike, JPMorgan Chase, Omega Institute, UCSF, Columbia University, and Stanford University. Naz also cofounded Rise2Shine, a nonprofit helping to alleviate the suffering of young children in Haiti. She lives in New York City with her husband. Visit her online at http://www.NazBeheshti.com. Links Mentioned: Website: http://www.NazBeheshti.com. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NazBeheshtiSpeaker Twitter: https://twitter.com/nazbeheshti Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nazbeheshti YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqvzLoRx-5iF6_hrBkfkX6w

 Meet Janet McKee, the creator of the innovative and acclaimed Accelerated High Performance Program and emPower3 Leadership + Lifestyle Retreat designed to help others fuel their passion, positivity and purpose. Her book, Stressless Success: The Surprising Secrets to a life of Passion, Purpose, and Prosperity, explores how to take back your personal power in these trying times and change your life for the better forever. Nothing is a coincidence; we create everything that happens around us. You are giving your power away when you say it's because of outside circumstances that you're not happy, you're not healthy, and you're not successful. Janet wants you to unlock true success; it's at the palm of your hand. Janet admits that when someone is under stress, thinking positively is challenging. However, negative thoughts can be a positive thing! Listen as Janet explains how this is possible and the importance of taking care of ourselves.

Our guest today is Naz Beheshti. She is the author of Pause. Breathe. Choose.: Become the CEO of Your Wellbeing. Naz opens the show by diving deep into her background. Previously, Naz went through many corporate experiences that almost led her to burnout, including working as the executive assistant to Steve Jobs. Most people don't realize that overworking yourself is a dead-end street. In reality, we should be prioritizing our holistic wellbeing. If we don't have our wellbeing, then we can't enjoy any fruits of our labor. Overall, we need to BE well to DO well. Tune in as Naz gives tips on improving your wellness, mitigating stress, and making mindful choices.

Meet Camille Martin, a registered dietitian, public health writer, and former chronic dieter. Her book, Love To Lose: Love Your Life and Watch the Weight Lose Itself, explores precisely why you haven't been successful losing weight and how to change all that. Camille, based on her personal and professional experience, explains why diets will never, ever work, and exactly what does.  When we're going through a hard time, emotional eating and alcohol can be significant issues. Many women use food to fill a void; you can tell you're an emotional eater if you eat when you're not hungry, you devour every single thing on your plate, and the act of eating is what fills you up rather than what you're eating. Until you fix how you're eating, then what you're eating won't matter. First, improve your habits, then you can focus on what's on the plate.  Camille reveals a concrete plan to change your habits and break free from our downward spiral. Plus, she shows how to be your authentic self and live a fulfilling life that you truly love. 

Meet Kendra Adachi, founder of the Lazy Genius Collective. Kendra passionately shares how to stop doing it all for the sake of doing what matters. Her work includes hosting The Lazy Genius Podcast, blogging, and her just-released book, The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn’t, and Get Stuff Done. Kendra tells listeners that the idea of self-care and rest is to do whatever makes you feel like your self, which will be different for everyone. It’s whatever makes you feel like yourself. You’ll know because it makes you come alive! 

Highly sensitive people react to stimuli differently from other people, which may be a good thing or a bad thing depending on their mastery of their strengths. In the world of business, highly sensitive entrepreneurs are often the ones who have visionary potential. With the right mental tools to properly harness their talents, they have tremendous value to offer the world. Together with host Traci DeForge, business mentor Heather Dominick of A Course in Business Miracles shares her knowledge about the characteristics, the strengths and weaknesses, and the potential of highly sensitive entrepreneurs. Heather founded and has been leading the Highly Sensitive Entrepreneur® since 2010. Her work with highly sensitive individuals in various fields has given her a unique perspective of what they can do to make the most out of their talents. Want to know if you’re highly sensitive? Stick to the end and learn how.

Suzanne Evans went from secretary to a 7 million dollar business. Her company, Driven Inc, has been on the Inc 500/5000 list of fasting growing companies for 5 straight years. Her NY Times Best Selling book, “The Way You Do Anything is the Way You Do Everything”, set hundreds of thousands of business owners on their fast path to success. Suzanne tells us to stop trying to change the world. Instead, we need to take a look and the mirror and start changing ourselves. Most people want to get everything right. However, we can’t wait to be ready. You have to be willing to do it regardless of what people think about you and regardless of what you think about you. Tune in as Suzanne speaks about why we need to stop being indecisive and she gives us the scoop on her FREE program of daily resources and coaching. Show notes and more:  http://journeytothere.com/suzanne-evans-episode-118/

Meet Eleni Theodorou, a celebrated children's author, bullying prevention educator, and keynote speaker. Eleni teaches students - online and in-person - the Art of Compassion through her multi-sensory, culturally-rich bullying prevention programs called "Noko Busts Bullying!", with lasting results. The word bully is heavily weighted and comes with severe consequences. Children need to understand the difference between someone who is having a bad day and someone who is a bully. Parents also need to be educated on the difference between those two things – remember, there are always two sides to every story. Eleni makes sure to present this perspective in her bullying program.  For show notes and guest details visit: https://journeytothere.com/episodes/

Meet Rebekah Bastian, a vice president at Zillow Group, CEO and co-founder of OwnTrail.com, and author of Blaze Your Own Trail: An Interactive Guide to Navigating Life with Confidence, Solidarity, and Compassion. Her book explores the different decisions and pathways women take through their personal and professional lives. It encourages the reader to embrace the idea that there is no one right path through life. In this episode, Rebekah tells us when we're going through a hard time, the most powerful thing we can do for ourselves and others is to share that experience authentically. Rebekah admits they didn't plan on launching a business in the middle of the pandemic, yet, it feels more important now than ever. It is helping women figure out hard things in life, and they can run everything virtually. When we're going through a hard time, the most powerful thing we can do for ourselves and others is to share that experience authentically. It means so much to other people because we realize we're not in it alone. With OwnTrail.com, Rebekah and her team hope that people are sharing experiences and even topics that seem taboo.  Takeaways: When we're going through hard things, the most powerful thing we can do for ourselves and others is to share that experience authentically. Sharing helps us realize we're not in it alone. We're all going through these various phases of grief and coping and discovery through this pandemic. Spend some time paying attention to what you're passionate about, what you're good at and where you're needed. When we triangulate the answer to those three questions, that's generally the right direction to go in. About Rebekah Bastian Rebekah Bastian is a writer, speaker, mentor, mother, a vice president at Zillow Group, and CEO and co-founder of OwnTrail.com. A female executive and thought leader in the business-tech communities, Bastian speaks and writes on the complex life paths of women and creating social impact through technology. Her new book, Blaze Your Own Trail: An Interactive Guide to Navigating Life with Confidence, Solidarity, and Compassion, is the first interactive choose-your-own story for millennial and Gen Z women. Resources:  RebekahBastian.com OwnTrail.comLinkedIn  

What does inclusion and diversity in the workplace look like to you? Dr. Tiffany Jana, CEO of TMI Portfolio, shares her views around diversity, equity, and inclusion. Hear Dr. Jana’s personal experiences in the workplace and how companies can improve their diversity.  In this episode:  Dr. Jana is responsible for creating the first B-Corporation in the diversity, equity, and inclusion industry. She has written several books that help people live a better life every day, such as Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How To Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions. Dr. Jana aims to empower the people who are on the receiving end of microaggressions and empower bystanders to say something. Jana reveals a new role in the workplace: The Chief Diversity Officer. A Chief Diversity Officer is a new role, which means some companies have a hard time defining the position. To resolve this, Dr. Jana has launched a new platform, Loom The Culture Map, to identify and map out what success looks like in this role. When companies want to increase their diversity, they need to pinpoint why it matters to them, look at metrics, and make sure it's carried out with high intention.   Show Notes

What does living a richer life by design mean to you? Jonathan Krueger, Investment Advisor Representative and co-founder of Lionsgate Advisors, shares his philosophies around leadership, financial and spiritual growth and how his focus on family and core values impacted him starting and running his business in St. Louis, Missouri. In this episode:  Meet Jonathan Krueger, the visionary behind Lionsgate Advisors and the host of Living a Richer Life by Design. Learn about the story behind Jonathan naming his podcast and why it’s significant to the intersection of personal & business growth. Traci shares her insights on observing Jonathan’s powerful leadership principles in action and how his core values are reflected in all areas of his business. Excellence, Relentless Implementation and Empowerment are the 3 core values of Lionsgate Advisors. Hear insights on how the authenticity of connecting to the community can make an impact on business growth while making a difference in the community. Learn about the Caring Matrix and how Jonathan implements it in his personal, professional and spiritual life. How does financial planning integrate into your personal and business life?  

Have you heard of Enneagrams? Ever been curious about your Enneagram Number? Denee King, Host of the Love Thy Number Podcast tells us how the discovery of her number was a game changer for her personally & professionally. Bonus...She gives me the skinny on my number and how has significantly influenced my life choices! An Invitation to Listen from my guest Denee... When I was introduced to the Enneagram almost 10 years ago I began to find answers to some of my own questions and it was absolutely liberating! I learned I wasn’t broken or heartless but that I process thinking from a different perspective than many others. I realized my ability (see how I put a positive spin on that? :-) to move, with lightning speed, from one great idea to the next didn’t mean I had ADHD or was scatterbrained! All those revelations just meant I was hard-wired for excitement and variety and I could now learn how to grow into the healthiest form of myself. Awareness became my greatest gift. I discovered the world of personality types and found a common thread with others who had my same fears and motivations. Learning the way other types process thoughts and emotions has helped me bridge the language barrier. That’s really what our ‘type’ is: it’s our native language. But trying to have relationship with those who speak a different language requires effort and a lot of love. This is the true beauty of the Enneagram. It’s a tool to help us know ourselves and, in doing so, we can know others…to love ourselves so we can share love with others. I make a fantastic lemon raspberry cake and a banana pudding that is to die for! If you’re visiting our home that might be all you need to know about me. :-)

In this episode: We're not taught about money. Whether male or female, where we're not taught in school. We're usually not taught at home so we don't have a foundation on which to really play some competence.  What we're getting taught about money is what we're told and what we're shown usually by our parents. We either do what our parents did, which could be good or bad, or we did the exact opposite. Did you know 90 percent of women have a fear that they're going to end up homeless and be a bag lady? The time is now to change women’s perception around money and the idea of shame. We can actually save too much. This can happen when we’re saving or we're not spending and the reason is coming from a place of fear or scarcity or that we don't feel secure. We've got to figure out what our triggers are, what is that story that we're telling ourselves around money and change that, because just getting out of debt or figure out a budget isn't enough. That's why athletes go bankrupt. That's why millionaire winners lose all their money. And that's why the average American racks up all their debt, pays it off, and then racks it back up again is because we're only treating the symptoms. We're not treating the issue, which is our mindset in this story we tell ourselves. Go out and try and find the best way to educate and inform yourself about money. Takeaways:  What I find is, we really like to avoid looking at our money. It's there's shame around it. There's guilt. We are brilliant, smart women that have 15 million other things that we need to do. So looking at our numbers kind of as the last thing that we want to do. So what I encourage someone to do is sit down at the end of the day without distractions. Have a glass of wine or three. And then really think about what was a really tough money experience that you went through and just write it all out. Write down all the details. No. Why did you go through this? What did you learn from it and what can you do differently? And I think by just facing some of these things a little bit at a time, you'll start to release that guilt and shame around these different money experiences. You need to really look at who you're taking money advice from. Like dating advice. You're not going to ask for dating advice from your friend that's been divorced seven times and has a string of first dates. So just like with your money, you don't want to ask somebody that you know is living paycheck to paycheck, drowning in debt and doesn't know how they're going to pay their next bill. Note to Self: Forgive yourself for you money mistakes. The shame is not serving you. 

Jaquelyn is the Founder of Heartwood Healing, Heartwood Sanctuary and the Creator of the Heartwood Self Mastery program. A motivational speaker and writer of 14 books and Co-Founder of Healing Words television show. We know each other because we worked together on a really fun project for Weight Watchers International and we really developed a really nice intersection between personal and business growth. What does healing from the heart mean to you? Healing modalities that help learn how to master yourself from the inside out and heal yourself from the inside out Mindlessness if effort. You want to it because it feels so good to do it One of the things that is so critical to self care and to really understanding the heart is is looking at the science behind the fact we are not this separate thing. Scientists like to break us into two in the healthcare world. We're not a brain and a body. We're not a brain and emotions and a body. We are all one integrated human that evolved to this place in order to have emotions for a purpose and we have you know we our body tell it talks to us all of the time Figure out the trigger that leads to bad behavior and then replace the behavior to a new and more positive behavior. The Heartwood Sanctuary is an online membership and an online oasis for rest, restoration and rejuvenation.

In this episode: How to live your life free from toxic relationships and emotional abuse. Jackson MacKenzie & Traci talk openly about their journey through toxic relationships in love and in business. Ditch the fairy tale stories and be real in what is happening inside the relationship. What is the difference between having your heartbroken and being in a relationship with a person with a personality disorder? Relationships with toxic people can occur outside of an intimate relationship. They can appear out of nowhere and catch you off guard until you recognize the pattern. How can you protect yourself from these predatorial type of people? What is the difference between narcissism, borderline personality and a psychopath? Are certain personality types vulnerable to these disorders? Identify the most subtle and undermining characteristics of psychopath tendencies What are “pink flags” and why do we ignore them? Tips for how to leave these types of these relationships and how to avoid them all together. If you feel like you like you lost yourself remember. You did not go away. Takeaways: Protect Yourself First If you feel like you like you lost yourself remember. You did not go away. Our hurt lasts for as long as we let it. Note to Self: Nobody wants to eat a half baked cake. QUOTES: The True Self doesn’t actually go anywhere. ~Jackson MacKenzie It’s real but not true. ABOUT JACKSON MACKENZIE Jackson is a young gay guy who loves cats and Christmas. He works with a tech company in New England, and spends most of his free time hiking and taking bubble baths. He is writing a new book about trauma and the heart. Resources: https://psychopathfree.com/

  The moments of our lives are opportunities to learn something valuable about ourselves. Instead, we often take them for granted and waste them on negative, unproductive thoughts. Mindfulness keeps us present and aware. It provides a pathway to experiencing an expansiveness that gives us a feeling of oneness with the world. A daily Mindfulness practice allows us to show up and experience all the moments of our lives as present, as accepting, and as real as we can be. Mindfulness is the gift that keeps on giving Mindfulness is not a big mystery. It does not have to be complicated. We think between 40,000 and 60,000 thoughts a day Life Gazing - You take a moment and you sit with something. Take in what you’re seeing. Daydreaming isn’t doing something wrong. It sparks creativity. Present Moment Breaks - Mindfulness that you can do anytime - anywhere. Get into beingness. Are you a past dweller or a future chaser? Do you get stuck in the glorification of the past? It can steal your joy. Takeaways: Mindfulness repair is the key to successful long term relationships Make a commitment to be mindful with each other. Notes to Self: Hello Today! I’m so glad you’re here. I’m ready for you! QUOTES: It’s not what you look at...it’s what you see. ~Henry David Thoreau Live True. Live You. Live Authentically. ~Ora Nadrich

Brains on Fire with Guest Brandy AmidonThe brains behind the iconic launch of Hello Bello, A baby product line created Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard In this episode: Meet Brandy Amidon otherwise known to Traci as Ami-doness! MId 30’s, City Council, Mayor, Co-President of Brains on Fire, Wife & Mom Brandy’s business is responsible for the most Iconic  launch in Walmart and in Retail History...Hello Bello, the new baby product launch created by Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard. It hit Walmart on THE day of the interview! Female. Southern. Business Woman. Benefit or Barrier to business growth? Brains on Fire is a certified B-Corp. What does that mean for a business? Powerhouse B-Corp Business and the Mayor? Yep Find out Brandy's 3 tips for her success Takeaways: Ask for help. Willingness to ask for help can be the pivotal point in growing your career.   Identify the smartest person in the room and ask them questions. Learn from them   Create a safe place for failure to be ok.   QUOTES: I can’t pretend to be anyone else. People know when you’re full of crap. ~Brandy Amidon   Underestimate me. I dare you. ~Traci DeForge Resources: HUGE launch for Brandy's team at Brains on Fire: https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/kristen-bell-and-dax-shepard-unveil-baby-brand-hello-bello-at-wal-mart-1203047087/   Brandy reflecting on her first year as Mayor of Travelers Rest: https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2019/01/18/travelers-rest-mayor-brandy-amidon/2525427002/   https://hellobello.com/   Dax Shepard Podcast   Pretty Woman   Produce Your Podcast   MEET BRANDY AMIDON   It’s not every day that you meet a woman who was a CFO before the age of 30. A councilwoman by age 27. And the first female mayor of her hometown by age 35. And now? She's Co-President of the Company she CFO's. An achiever by nature, Brandy earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from North Greenville University in two and a half years – with honors. After graduation, Brandy began a career in corporate banking and taxation, but soon found herself longing for more personal connection. She loved what she was doing, but wanted to find a way to integrate a human element into her work. Tapping her entrepreneurial spirit, Brandy began working with small businesses (including Brains On Fire), as a for-hire CFO. She helped alleviate the burdens of money management and financial planning for small business owners so they could focus their energy on what they were good at – leading a team, serving their clients and running a company. If CFO-ing wasn’t enough, Brandy has always been passionate about paying it forward, giving back and improving the world around her – starting with her hometown. In 2009, she ran for City Council in Travelers Rest, South Carolina. Her win made her the youngest councilwoman in the city’s history. Brandy served three terms on City Council, during which time she advocated for local businesses, promoted the city’s sustainable growth, championed an environmental wellness program and provided budgetary guidance to ensure the city’s long-term viability. In 2018, Brandy was elected Mayor, becoming the first female mayor in Travelers Rest’s over 100 year history. And did we mention she does all of this around her at-home roles of wife and mom?   LinkedIn   Instagram   Twitter   Facebook   Facebook Business

Sometimes you have to turn the tables on yourself to see yourself more clearly. I’ve been doing alot of soul searching lately. I had a moment of clarity which made me sad. It was time to admit I was back in my “spot’ again. All work. No Play. Self imposed isolation and living but lacking joy. How did I get here again? How to I get out of it again? Getting Raw.Unfiltered and Real with myself and others.  Relying on your friends to pull you out of a tough spot has always worked for me. This is why I had my longtime girlfriend, Kyle Young, interview me for this episode. I asked her to ask me the tough questions so you could get even deeper insight into my obstacles, my hurdles and what I’ve been doing to keep growing through them. Here are just a few of the things she opens up for me... Why are you reversing roles and having me interview you?   Why the shift in the Journey to There podcast?   Tell me why Raw. Unfiltered. Real is so important to you now?    If you had super powers... what is the one thing about your life you do differently?   How do you define success? Are you successful by that definition?   What is next for you? Where are you going from here?     

In this episode: Oscar Trimboli, Author of Deep Listening & Breakthroughs, Professional Speaker, Mentor and Director Microsoft Office Division Australia shares impactful insights on the power of deep listening. Listen even when you disagree. Their pause is the most critical moment your listening. The speaker is NOT the most important person in the conversation. 4 Habits that derail you from being a great listener 1. Lost Listener 2. Shrewd Listener 3. Interrupting Listener 4. Dramatic Listener Understanding Power and the 125-400 listening rule This is the first ingredient in the recipe of deep listening. The reason why it’s critical to pay attention and listen completely including the pauses, the silence and thoughtful moments in a discussion is because of the simple maths between speaking and hearing. Although you can think at 400 words per minute, you can only speak at between 125-175 words per minute. (Carver, Johnson, & Friedman, 1970). Words don’t matter when  you deeply listen RESOURCES: Oscar Trimboli is a coach supervisor, speaker and author of Deep Listening: Impact beyond words, The 125/400 Rule: The Art and Science of Listening and Breakthroughs: How to confront your assumptions. He works with companies including Cisco, Google, HSBC, News Corp, PayPal, Qantas, and TripAdvisor. Oscar lives in Sydney with his wife Jennie, where he helps first-time runners and ocean swimmers conquer their fears and contributes to the cure for cancer as part of Can Too, a cancer research charity. Get his book! Check out Oscar's Facebook Group Twitter: @oscartrimboli Instagram: @oscartrimboli LinkedIn: @oscartrimboli

Take some happiness + joy and then throw in a little work addiction and perfectionism and you have a journey within... “So many of us crave meaning and joy in our lives we look for something larger than ourselves something outside our everyday existence that will deliver us to a higher consciousness filled with happiness.” LouAnne Ludwig   LouAnne’s storyline is so captivating! Hear what  led her to write it this way. Spoiler Alert: The main protagonist in this seeker story is a boy, not a woman. There’s a backstory on it!   Reflect on how the choices we make can create our path Big change can bring skepticism. Buy in or Rise Above.Traci shares how she thinks she might’ve gotten it right this time with bringing all her passions togetherAbout LouAnne Ludwig:LouAnne Ludwig, author of: A Journey Within, was previously a hard driven real estate agent who found she had spiritual gifts that led to her new work in a very different field. LouAnne is now devoted to a practice of empathic dream analyzing and life process readings.

In this episode: Alison Maloni shares her very personal story about how posting on social media about her life led to cyber stalking and her tips on how the every day person can prevent it from happening to them. Do you know how to set up your privacy settings on your social media? You do not have to be a Kardashian to be stalked on social media resulting in a real life assault. Do you post your running routes? Do you tag locations with your selfies? Did you know you can identify the people who are viewing your stories on social media? Learn how to ghost yourself on social media. Check your privacy settings for your photos on your phone. People can find where you are from the pictures you send them. What do you do as a parent to keep up with your kids’ social media accounts? Cyber Bullying can be proven if you take a screenshot. The number way you can get hacked is by using public wi-fi.

In this episode: Laura Petersen, author & speaker shares her experiences of stepping outside her comfort zone to be a globally successful entrepreneur.   Find out why Laura’s favorite word is NERD as in Podcast Nerd, Travel Nerd, Book Nerd... What is the one biggest thing that help Laura overcome her biggest fear...Public Speaking. Raise Your Hand. Show Up. Take Action. Laura speaks candidly about stepping outside of her comfort zone and getting outside the box that People will put you in. Make Your own T-shirt. Why? Find out the inspiration behind her motto. Takeaways: Be inclusive. Look for the person who is not feeling a part of and make them a part of the experience wherever you are. Show up...and when you have a leg up...Pull someone else up. ~ Traci DeForge RESOURCES: http://www.copythatpops.com/media has links to everything http://www.copythatpops.com/supremacy http://www.copythatpops.com/bookchecklist Mean Girls Movie (hyperlink to https://amzn.to/2rjfV0i)

In this episode: In this episode: Stephanie Dalfonzo, author of Goodbye Anxiety. Hello Freedom shares tips & tricks to manage stress and anxiety and even insomnia. 3 radio people reunite to share where they are now and why some of it has to do with Anxiety being the catalyst! Russ shares a story about latex and fruit??? Traci tells her story about her meltdown in front of FAO Schwartz in NYC. Stephanie reveals the details behind her Cheetos incident. Have you heard of the tapping technique for managing stress & insomnia? 35 techniques straight out of Stephanie’s book to help say goodby to anxiety Do you have issues of feeling anxiety when you are walking into an unfamiliar place? Have you ever had a meltdown that seemed like it would never end? What can you do??? How do you escape your negative voice when it gets into the judgement zone? Try Afformations instead of Affirmations.

In this episode: The Power of Your Child's Imagination: How to Transform Stress and Anxiety into Joy and Success Journey to other places to alleviate pain You may not be able to change your circumstances but you can change the way you react to your circumstances Once you have a vision for what is possible then start taking the steps to get there How do you start working with kids?  Help them tap into their imaginations Mindful awareness techniques are useful to keep children more relaxed and help access their Creativity on the inside There is creativity on the outside but there is so much more creativity on the inside. We have 3 brains - our heart, our brains and our belly. Every part of your body holds wisdom What does your belly tell you? What does your heart tell you? ABOUT CHARLOTTE REZNICK, PhD Charlotte Reznick PhD is a foremost authority on how to engage with and develop mindfulness, meditation, and imagination in children, teens, and young adults. She is author of the Los Angeles Times bestselling book, "The Power of Your Child's Imagination: How to Transform Stress and Anxiety into Joy and Success" and contributing author of the chapter "Imagery as a Therapeutic Tool with Children" to "Transformative Imagery: Cultivating Imagination for Healing, Change and Growth." Dr. Reznick is a child educational psychologist, a former UCLA Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology, and was named Imagery International's Person of the Year in 2013 for the global impact of her work with children. Dr. Reznick has a 30 year plus meditation practice, and is the creator of Imagery For Kids: Breakthrough for Learning, Creativity, and Empowerment, a mindful, positive coping skills program. In addition to her private practice in Los Angeles, California, she creates therapeutic meditation CDs for children, teens, and parents, blogs for Psychology Today and Huffington Post, is a frequent media consultant, and teaches workshops internationally on the healing power of children’s imagination. www.ImageryForKids.com  

Russ and Traci take a walk down down memory lane with best of clips and commentary on their Journey to 100 episodes.

In this episode: Sarah Cooper, comedian, will illustrate how women can achieve their dreams, succeed in their careers, and become leaders, without harming the fragile male ego 9 Non-threatening Leadership Strategies for Women Choose Your Own Adventure: Do You Want to Be Likable or Successful? How to Survive Harassment Without Hurting His Career Chicken and Egg question. Did Sarah come up with the concept before or after the #metoo movement? Traci's Takeaways: If you to try to fake it or be a chameleon in situations and lose your authenticity by trying to become what someone else wants you to be then you forget who you were in the first place. ~Traci DeForge

In this episode: Relationship Magic; Waking Up Together Guy reveals a BIG secret that is not in his “BIO” about his experiences in the music industry. The most abundant resource on this planet is our relationships. How patterns impact our relationships. Relationships are the basis of the important revelations we have about ourselves. Love is far more important than my past. Love is present. Love does not harm another human being. Love does not bring back old issues to prove they exist. When we fight with our significant others it is because we are both in pain. It’s the pain that picks the fight. You are not responsible for my feelings. The real addiction is to the false sense of self. When it comes to workaholism...We become slaves to the accolades. Our false sense of self is what turns us into the slaves and takes what we love and turn it into our own prisons. Why do we feel alone? Have you ever felt alone when you are  inside a relationship? Traci's Takeaways: The story is the same the details are different...Until you recognize how to change the patterns. ~ Traci DeForge Relationships get stale because we stop communicating with each other about the truth that has brought us together to begin with. ~ Guy Finley RESOURCES: Today marks the end of a lifetime of searching. It’s your turn to be one of the very few men and women -- perhaps 1 in 100,000 -- who have found the greatest treasure on earth. Announcing the worldwide release of best selling author Guy Finley’s new book Relationship Magic… Waking Up Together. Here’s your chance to master an extraordinary kind of wisdom that guarantees your relationships are always fresh, spontaneous, affectionate, incorruptible — and above all, truly loving… PLUS: Today Only — we’ve made special arrangements for you to receive 3 free gifts, including the full audiobook read by the author. Click here for details.

In this episode: We speak with Kali Rogers founder of JustBlush.com about handling a quarter life crisis..or an anytime life crisis! What is a quarter life crisis? What is the Formula the Millennial generation is rebelling against when it comes to the typical job path? How to extend the typical brick and mortar businesses beyond the geographic land lock? Paradox of Choice is paralyzing at whatever stage of life or crossroads you might be experiencing. The life we create is based on the choices that we make. A crisis brings up the authentic drive to make the change and then you have to have the courage to make the choices to make that change. Go from FOMO To JOMO: The fear of missing out to the Joy of Missing Out. With age comes timelines which can lead to choices that make things challenging. Pretend you are in a ageless world and see how much freedom that brings.

In this episode: Alexia Vernon shares her story of how she stepped into her moxie in a big way! What is Moxie? Urban Dictionary Definition - It Means A Person Full Of Energy, Pep, Courage Or Determination. Google Definition - force of character, determination, or nerve. "when you've got moxie, you need the clothes to match" Who is Alexia Vernon Branded a “Moxie Maven” by President Obama’s White House Office of Public Engagement for her unique and effective approach to empowering women’s professional success, Alexia is the author of Step into Your Moxie: Amplify Your Voice Visibility, and Influence in the World. A sought-after speaker, coach, consultant and media contributor, Alexia is the creator and leader of multiple speaker training programs and has delivered transformational keynotes and corporate trainings for Fortune 500 companies and professional associations, spoken at the United Nations, delivered a TEDx talk on the future of feminism, and been featured by media including CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Inc., and Women’s Health. Think with Moxie Reduce negative self talk in order to create clear, confident and compelling interpersonal communication Connect with Moxie Develop the muscles to use heart-centered, high-impact communication when stakes are high, emotions are strong and opinions differ. Present with Moxie Present dynamically - whether to staff, clients, funders, internal stakeholders and community partners or at conferences and industry events Influence with Moxie Set all parties up for success, using direct communication, responding both to anticipated and unforeseen resistance, and finding creative ways to get all parties on board with a proposal. Traci's Takeaways Pay attention to your words. Filler words and statements like “I feel like…” I just need a minute of your time” and “In my opinion…” can diminish the value of what you’re saying! Don’t let negative self talk keep you from talking with confidence. There is a big difference between being humble and over apologizing.

Meredith Rigdon shares her journey to the Ironman 70.3 World Championship while running her own business as a single mom of two kids! Powerhouse indeed! Russ questions why Traci is wearing a Detox Mask What is the Ironman 70.3 World Championship? This... Swim 1.2 mile Bike Ride 56 miles Run 13.1 miles Career + Single Mom + Community Participant = Iron Woman Hear how she moves from “just a runner” to Ironman World Championship. Spoiler Alert it started with a dare! Traci shares her one and done Half Marathon experience in relation to her stressful CEO position and how it saved her sanity! What is the Ironman 70.3 World Championship?  

Adi Halevy Arezzini shares how she started multi-million dollar business. Adi gets personal about how her body dictated the reason she created her Teami Tea business. 3 Marketing tips on how to build a lifestyle brand. What is the defining moment from I need this product to I am going to launch this product? Action is way more important than ideas. Eliminate the fear and move forward. Customers will understand you if you market yourself correctly. Adi walks through the details of how she named her iconic brand Teami - Where there is “I” in team! Takeaways: “Not everyone can make a huge lifestyle change but a small step can make a big impact.” ~ Adi Halevy Arezzini “Reach out. Look for resources to help you find the answer to the question you don’t know.” ~ Adi Halevy Arezzini “Differentiate your company by increasing your customer care factor." ~ Adi Halevy Arezzini   PROMO CODE: JOURNEY 20 Enter JOURNEY20 and get 20% off all orders of $34.99 or more https://www.teamiblends.com/

Traci’s favorite thing about Andrew Holecek? He teaches on the opportunities that exist in obstacles. In this episode: Find more about the thrill of waking up in your dreams and having the time of your life in the privacy of their own mind. Tips on making better use of the combined 50 hours a week the average person spends in slumber and turn part of it into a life-transforming experience. Drawn to the concept of Lucid Dreaming as a vehicle for awakening or spiritual expansion You can add up to six years of your life by leveraging your lucid dreams. Every human being on this planet sleeps and dreams. Have you ever wondered what’s going on when you sleep and dream? What are those shadowy states of consciousness we all share? Are they mere rest that serves no other purpose than rejuvenating your physical body? What if there was more to the story? What if those were the greatest missed opportunities of humankind? Takeaway: Honor your dreamstate by starting to journal your dreams. QUOTES: We can add 6 years to our life by attaining awareness of our dream experience. ~Andrew Holecek The unconscious mind dictates much of our conscious mind. ~Andrew Holecek

Which came first the partnership or the friendship? What are the personal and professional impacts..either way? Our guest, Jessica Rhodes & Margy Feldhuhn, share how they co-create together in business and life. In this episode: Advantages of having a business partner vs being a solo entrepreneur. What happens to your perspective when you shift from being someone’s employee to being someone’s business partner? Learn 3 reasons why having a business partner can make you a better business owner. Your best friends and business partners. What happens when the sh*t hits the fan at work? How can business partners utilize each others strengths to fill gaps in the weak areas? Why are venture capitalists afraid of partnerships and spouses that work together? Why you should sign a business pre-nup before official business partners? Takeaway: There is no better way to problem solve than to bounce ideas off someone else and get their perspective. If you don't have a business partner then seek out an accountability partner or find other business entrepreneurs in your same industry or of a similar age and exchanges ideas for creative business solutions. How you feel is not a result of what other people are doing it's all about how you are processing what other people are doing and then internalizing it. Pay attention to you are saying in your head about yourself and about other people. Feelings are not always factual.

There's nothing more rewarding than seeing other women break down the barriers of fear, and realizing that they are worthy of all their deepest desires. Our guest, Rachel Joy is a Lifestyle Designer, helping women create the life and biz of their dreams. It's her job to guide women how to manifest their dreams into reality. In this episode: ~ How do essential oils work effectively in Holistic Health Healing? ~ There's nothing more rewarding to me than seeing other women break down the barriers of fear, and realizing that they are worthy of all their deepest desires. ~  Let’s talk hustle vs Align.  Does exterior world reflected my inner world ~ How to tell your old stories to stop talking to you. Replace the language ~ Why are morning rituals so important to personal and business growth ~ The only way to effectively change your state is by changing your physiology. How do you change your physiology, you may ask? Resources: Rachel Joy is a Lifestyle Designer, helping women create the life and biz of their dreams. As a certified Health Coach, Personal Trainer, Addiction Counsellor, and lover of personal development and other "woo-woo" things, it's my job to guide to manifest their dreams into reality. Rachel Joy - www.theracheljoy.com Facebook: @healthybodyhappyheart1 Instagram: @theracheljoy1

Everyone is looking for the magic pill but taking the long road leads to better results not only in weight loss but also in life. Our guest, Jessi Culyer, is a wife and a mom of 3 kids who is passionate about helping women figure out the missing link in their health. In this episode: ~ Do your homework on nutrition and understand what it is that you're taking in. ~ Did you know sugar is 8x more addicting than cocaine? ~  Shop the perimeter of the grocery store not the internal aisles. ~ If you think of your entire life as a puzzle. There are different pieces of the puzzle that all have to be there in order for you to be healthy. ~ There is a lot of misinformation and confusion about the food industry and in the weight loss industry. This is mainly due to the fact they are large profit centers and the confusion is by design. ~You’ve got to do more than just sit in front of your computer and sniff lavender all day to be healthy Takeaway: Think about decisions that you make out of habit - At any point you're feeling resistant to change stop and pause in that moment and ask yourself “Am I doing this because it's what's best for me? Or “Am I doing this because it's something I've always done?

Barrie Risman is widely regarded as one of Canada’s most highly skilled yoga educators, teacher–trainers and mentors. She conveys the essence of the wisdom teachings of yoga with exceptional clarity, insight, and relevance to students of all levels and from all walks of life. Yoga classes can be intimidating. It is ok to admit it. Barrie shares her experience of  her immersion into the practice of yoga. From 1997-2003, Barrie served as a full-time staff member for the SYDA Foundation in India and the US, immersed in the study and practice of all the traditional yogic disciplines. Can yoga increase your sex drive? Spiritual Yoga practices vs Physical Yoga practices or can you do both? How do you get past the physical challenges if that is what is blocking you? What is the one important thing to do before you begin a yoga class? The word YOGA refers to a state of union between body, breath and mind but it also refers to everything we do to connect to that state. What exactly is HOT yoga? The importance of teaching mindfulness in schools. Progress in yoga is to respond to the same situation in a different way. Everything we do in yoga is a microcosm for life. A field for experimenting for how we live our lives. Takeaway: ~ You only need to have 2 things to start a yoga practice. A yoga mat and the willingness to learn ~ You don’t have to be interested in spirituality at all to get the benefits of yoga ~Before you start a yoga class give yourself an opportunity to check in with yourself. Allow yourself to be present ~ Breathe into your challenges. It builds the muscle to do that in all areas of your life

Michelle Pippin, Founder of WOW (Women who WOW!) shares her powerful drive behind supporting women entrepreneurs while focused on building her own business. In this episode: Go big or go home - is more than just about the money. It is a mindset. Exploring the myth of NOT selling in entrepreneurship. WHY IN THE WORLD should we pay ourselves LESS than a company would pay us? WHY wouldn’t we go into business determined to make FAR more  than we’d ever make elsewhere? After all… we get to choose. What factors to consider when setting your prices? Just say no. Some business opportunities are not always a fit for your GROWTH. You choose your industry. If it doesn’t work out. You have the choice to make a change.  

Traci returns after an unexpected podcast sabbatical and she has some explaining to do! A candid conversation about aging parents, dominating personalities, shutting down and coming back.  What caused her to shut down? How are things now? She shares behind the scene personal circumstances which led to old behavior habits of avoidance, people pleasing, isolation and how getting to the other side was more challenging for this time than ever before.  

Journey to There is debuting it’s new series of Ladies Room episodes. These episodes are designed to dig deeper on issues you feel like you would want to talk about with your girlfriend. Those questions and topics you would only feel comfortable asking a really close friend. Traci kicks off the premiere “Ladies Room” episode by hosting her long time best friend of 35 years. Tammy Jacobs and Traci met in high school and have shared life ever since. Russ plays the best friend version of the newlywed game with Traci and Tammy to see how well they really do know each other! Listen as they discuss how shared experiences boost bonding and why that is important. Traci and Tammy successfully navigated working together in a highly competitive work environment. How did they do it and stay such close friends? Traci and Tammy’s keys to success to long term friendships? Respect. Respect personally, professionally. Respect each others relationships and respect each others confidence. Take time for each other. Challenges of technology give you an artificial sense of closeness. Make sure to keep close by spending time together that is real quality time.  “Lifelong friends not only know the person you are, but also the person you were,” explains Irene Levine, Ph.D., a psychologist and creator of The Friendship Blog. “Having that shared history makes it easier to communicate in shorthand. They understand your roots and may have been witness to other important people and events in your life.” Create a friendship memory milestone where you can always rely on each other to share it with you during good times and bad times.

Living simply is not always easy. It is not a destination it is a journey. Before you even begin to  simplify you will need to identify how you define simple, where your life is complicated and explore why you seek simplicity in the first place. Humans have the tendency to over complicate the simple. About 5% to 7% of adults in the U.S. are pursuing some form of voluntary simplicity, according to Gerald Celente, director of the Trends Research Institute in New York. Simple is relative. Everyone’s definition is different. You need to know where your life is complicated before you can simplify it. How do you know when enough is enough? What does embracing simplicity mean to you? Why are you seeking simplicity? What are some steps large or small you can take to live more simply? How is your debt load? In a study published in 2000 in the journal Social Science & Medicine, researchers from Ohio State University and the University of Alabama found that people with a high ratio of credit card debt to income were in worse physical health than those with less debt. Here’s a thought... If you are willing to honor the four agreements as outlined by don Miguel Ruiz then your life is immediately more simple. Takeaways: Consolidate emails- Minimize multiple emails by using the Google Apps feature lets you use an alias feature so you can consolidate them. Purse in a Purse - Ladies, Buy a small purse that holds your cash, credit cards, phone and a lipstick. You can switch purses quickly and make sure you have everything on the go. Time block your days so all of your in=person or phone meetings are in all on the same day or half of a day and reserve the other day to focus on administrative or other focused work. In a study published in 2000 in the journal Social Science & Medicine, researchers from Ohio State University and the University of Alabama found that people with a high ratio of credit card debt to income were in worse physical health than those with less debt. If you don’t have the cash flow – it is a no go. Resources: Define simple. It means different things to different people http://simplicitycollective.com/what-does-the-simple-life-mean-to-you Identify areas in your life where you can simplify. https://www.positivityblog.com/simplicity-habits/ https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/cut-stress-simplify-life#2 The Four Agreements https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005BRS8Z6/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 QUOTE If you don’t have the cash flow – it is a no go. @TraciDeForge  #debtfree               You need to know the areas your life are complicated before you can simplify it. @TraciDeForge #embracesimplicity How do you know when enough is enough? @TraciDeForge   #itsnotaboutthemoney

Can I ask you a question? Traci sits down to do her morning journal and an episode is born! It starts with a conversation with herself and then evolves into a fun experiment for you! Listen as she reads out loud from her journal pages and then proposes...Can I ask you a question? IN THIS EPISODE: I have a thought provoking but fine experiment for you to try. How I came about this experiment was actually a happy accident. You may know that part of my new activities I put it into my schedule this year includes writing and journaling 3 pages every morning before I check my email This morning when I went to do my page is something fascinating happened and I thought I would share it with you and see if you want to give it a try and see if you've found it to be as insightful as I did. When I do these pages I just sit down and the are completely blank. I just write the first thing that comes to my mind. This morning the first thing that came to my mind was... Can I ask you a question? which is feels a little odd when you're writing that and you're in THE ONLY ONE you're talking to! But I went with it because it was the first thing that came to my mind, right? I thought I might read you my actual journal entry based on the fact that I prompted myself with...Can I ask you a question. Now, don't get scared about getting inside of my head. It's not as dangerous of a place as you might think! Here we go. I write,  Can I ask you a question? What would happen if you release the fear   of any outcome?  And then did whatever you wanted to do with your time?  How would you spend it?  Would you still work as much as you do?  Or would you play more? What does play look like to you?  Do you know how to play? Would you play creatively? like go to a studio and play? Would you make art? Would you paint? Would you make jewelry? Would you put beads on canvas? Would you write what would you write about your experiences? What is the most profound experience that comes to mind? Is it painful? Has the pain fully healed? How could you heal it further? Can your pain help others avoid pain? Can it help them walk through it more swiftly more thoughtfully with a new perspective?  As pause here. I realize I can see the funnel of what's happening in this most unexpected experience.  My exercise of doing this first brought me back to dead center of an issue I struggle with constantly. How to play was the first thing that came up in the stream of consciousness. Yet as I kept asking myself the questions I expose the layers of what was really most important to me. Where I would spend my time and how I would spend it. What evolved out of the process was I would spend the time creating whether it is writing or art or even strategy in business.  I create with the sole purpose of healing my painful moments or so I can help someone else have a new perspective on their painful experiences or just even to give insight on how to avoid them altogether.  And then…. I realize I AM  doing what my soul craves.  I am using my voice my stories my lessons on this show.  Sharing them on this show which is really what feels like play to me. Problem solved in three pages or less. There you have it! How you spend your time is probably one of the most important questions you can ask yourself. Second only to... how would you spend it differently? Taking a look at how you spend it differently presents an area where you could either feel disconnected void or seeking something soothing to heal an avoidance which opens up the question... Why don't you spend your time on this one area you crave so much?  Is it based on fear? What is driving the fear? When you figure out the one thing that you need or want to do more of is also the one thing you do not know how to do. Literally, figuratively, physically, or  emotionally dont know how to do. Would you ask for help? Have you already figured it out. When you think about this does an emotional connection rise up with you and with this new idea that so strong telling you what it is that you want for yourself could this feeling desire craving lead to helping others regardless of the answers that you get from this fine. And trust me and it's fun experience. The most important part of it all is to start asking yourself these questions.

Well...That's Awkward. Having those difficult conversations help take care of you, your finances and your friendships! We teach people how to treat us whether it is in how we run our business, choose our relationships or maintain our boundaries. There are choices in how we choose to react to other people’s comments and opinions. A surefire tip on how not to take things personally. Leave toxic relationships. Don’t try to change them. It won’t work. Period. What is the one question that shuts down “scope creep”? How would you like to pay for that? Have you ever considered using a an autoresponder email as a response to all of your emails instead of just using it when you are on vacation? There are things in relationships that you have to discuss and if you don't discuss them you are opening up yourself to things happen like resentments and expectations which lead to you getting disappointed. Traci teaches Russ the appropriate way to apologize. HINT: If you use the word ‘but’ after the “I’m Sorry” it negates the apology. Takeaways: Have the awkward conversation. Don’t start a project without having the full scope of it. Even if it is a small change to the scope. Charge the client so you set the precedent at the beginning of the relationship. If you set specific office hours. Stick to them or other people will not respect them. Resources: Vladimir Writes http://www.vladimirwrites.com/5-client-rules-need-set-starting-new-freelance-project/ Sarah Silverman https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2018/01/08/a-man-trolled-sarah-silverman-on-twitter-she-ended-up-helping-him-with-his-medical-problems/?utm_term=.6d4d018e7c2e Melody Biringer https://journeytothere.com/sidehustle-melody-biringer-episode-46/ Image Credit: Photo by Jurica Koletić on Unsplash QUOTES Have the awkward conversation. @TraciDeForge  #SayWhatYouMean Respond with kindness. It is your choice. @TraciDeForge      #KindWinsEverytime #TeamElaine @TraciDeForge           #GirlPower