Living in Your Passion Place

In this episode, James Layman and I dive into: The through lines that connects each of us togetherThe life-changing wisdom his mom shared with him 6 weeks before she passed What we can all learn from kids, Costco sample attendants, and deathBeing present to the glimmers (the opposite of triggers) in our lives The journey of loving the parts of yourself that you're nervous for others to see and love And how we can all chose to be true change makers in our sphere of influenceJames Layman is the Director of the Association of Washington Student Leaders (AWSL) and serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Student Activities (NA4SA).  He attended Eastern Washington University, focusing on Music Education, Psychology, and African-American History. He taught band and marching band throughout Spokane before joining the Association of Washington Student Leaders Team. He is a sought-after keynote speaker, curriculum writer, equity consultant, and program facilitator throughout Washington State and beyond.RESOURCESLearn how I support youth through speaking and coaching at luccapetrucci.com/speaking.Connect with James on Instagram at @jsl122884Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

How can each of us lead greater impact for good with our resources, access, and privilege? This is the question Miles Palacios and I get curious about in this episode.We also dive into:The importance of investing in youth and amplifying their voices and lived experiences.Why do we do what we do?Does injustice have to be personal to change?How self-leadership is self-care.Reframing open door policy to an empty office policyAnd the importance of questioning the self.Miles Palacios (he/him/his) is an Oregonian born and raised. His partner, Sophia, and him reside in Downtown Beaverton with their small family of two lovely cats. He comes from a big family of four siblings and two parents who both worked in the public sector — his father Marty was a public school educator and administrator while his mother Debbie worked for the City of McMinnville.From childhood, his parents always expressed to his siblings and him the importance of building foundations — systems of support for those around us. As a result, much of his life, career, and purpose has revolved around creating foundations and platforms that amplify those who need to be seen and heard the most. He is the Executive Director of the Oregon Association of Student Councils and the Director of Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation District.  RESOURCESStandford University's research on belonging.Building a Bridge of Love: Be An Actionable Ally to the LGBTQIA+ Community Virtual Workshop on October 11.Learn more about my youth speaking on my website at luccapetrucci.com/speaking.Connect with Miles on Instagram at @miles_palacios93.Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

In May of 2016, I graduated from Fresno State as a curious and nervous newly out gay man. 7 years later, on Saturday, May 20th, 2023 I led the keynote address at Fresno State's 10th Annual Rainbow Graduation as a confident queer human who has so much freaking love for the LGBTQIA+ community and belief in all that is possible for them in their lifetime. It was a dream come true to share my story and an important message about authenticity with nearly 200 undergrad and graduate LGBTQIA+ students, parents, families, professors, university leaders, city officials, and community members. I am so excited for you to experience this true full circle moment in this episode! 

Last December, I experienced the deepest depression of my life. In this solo episode, I share the small, slow, and challenging steps I took to move through sadness, anxiety, and apathy into hope, joy, and excitement for life again.Today, 4 months later, I now know, I was experiencing the death of an older version of myself. I was shedding beliefs, ways of thinking and being, and opinions that no longer served me to create space in my life for my highest potential and more love and abundance. In our lifetime, we experience many cycles of life, death, and rebirth, just like a flower does through the seasons. This is a normal part of growing into the most authentic and expressed version of yourself. I talk about this topic because I really wish someone told me everything I express in this episode. It would have helped me move through one of the darkest moments in my life more easefully. RESOURCESPodcast: On Purpose with Jay Shetty featuring Meghan Trainor Book: Heart Talk; Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life by Cleo Wade Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

My mentor, teacher, and friend Susanne Conrad and I have a conversation about the good, great, hard, and uncomfortable path to accessing more personal freedom and compassion in your life.  We also discuss: How to love yourself and also love those who've hurt you, and remain hopeful they can changeHow to envision a future for yourself when you feel hopelessWhy vision work is life changing and how we're making it more accessible to all, especially our youth I share some of the earlier steps in my understanding of what was authentic about me and my process to accepting these parts of myself. There was lots of testing and trying, patience, and curiosity. I also talk about the very first time I kissed a boy. Susanne Conrad is the Founder of Lightyear Leadership and is one of the few global women leaders and entrepreneurs in the personal development and leadership space. She was the co-developer of lululemon's renowned leadership culture and served as Director of Possibility at lululemon from 2007-2017. Susanne has over 30 years of experience transforming tens of thousands of lives across the globe and revolutionizing culture at hundreds of organizations, including Toms, Kit and Ace, Earls Kitchen + Bar, and imagine1day.Susanne trains, develops, and certifies leaders around the world. The Lightyear Leadership programs she leads alongside educational leadership programs in Mozambique and Ethiopia create a unified force for positive transformation among students, teachers, government ministers, and community leaders.She's a storyteller who will restore the things that make you peculiar and empower you to be who you came to be. She demonstrates powerful inner listening and has a deep connection to a higher power. Susanne sees the best in all people and their full potential, no matter their background or walk of life. She has the ability to challenge and gently coach people through hard things, and is an agenda-free champion for people's goals, vision, and success.She is the author of Get There Now: Transform Yourself and The World Through Laughter, Listening and The Power of Choice. RESOURCESThe Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)Lightyear Leadership's FREE Power My Future course Connect with Susanne on Instagram at @susanne_conrad.Lightyear Leadership's Instagram: @lightyearleadership Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

This episode is with my college mentor, my amazing friend, and educator Mellissa Jessen-Hiser. We met when I was 19 at Fresno State, 11 years ago. We have a conversation about the power we each have to create affirming, nonjudgmental, and inclusive spaces wherever we go, especially for our youth. We also talk about the process of breaking the mold you were never meant to fit in and stepping into the freedom of who you truly are. Other topics we dive into are:The difference between listening to understand versus hearing to convinceWhat the both/and life is and how to live into it to access more freedom and authenticity Significant self-acceptance moments in our livesThe fat liberation movementMellissa Jessen-Hiser has long been a storyteller, having written her first poem in a Hello Kitty diary in 1988. She earned an MFA in creative writing from Fresno State in 2020 where she focused on essaying about the things we inherit and the things we pass on. Mellissa is an educator, working as the Director of the Central Valley College Corps in the Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning at Fresno State. Additionally, she holds an M.A. in international human rights from the University of Denver. Raised in Fresno, California, she lives there with her spouse, Darrin, and child, Samuel. RESOURCESCliftonStrengths Assessment Standout Assessment Activists and leaders Mellissa refers to: Sonalee (@thefatsextherapist), Sonya Renee Taylor (@sonyareneetaylor), Ericka Hart (@ihartericka)Connect with Mellissa on Instagram on @calimj. Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

Today, my friend Mark Fields and I have a very important and vulnerable conversation about pain, something we all experience in life. We talk about the understanding, resilience, freedom, and peace on the other side of pain if we choose to do the hard and intentional work of becoming aware of it, accepting it, and healing from it. We discuss the choice we have to heal from our childhood and adulthood pain, and to transform it into self-acceptance and love instead of transmitting it and hurting those we love.We also dive into how to break the cycle of toxic masculinity in our family and how Mark intentionally chooses to be a parent through the lens of unconditional love. Mark's life mission is to remind the world that we are really family and God is much bigger than we've been told in most American Churches. He has been a part of Christian Community Development Association organizations, Latino church-plants, Black megachurches, White megachurches, Parachurch ministries as well as foreign and domestic missions organizations.  He realized that there are many harmful understandings of God being communicated in the world. Many of the places people are going to encounter the peace and acceptance of God have become hallmarks of rejection, discrimination, and exile. Mark started The Kinship Collective to be a part of reminding the world that God is good, we are good and anything that doesn't feel or point to that image-of-God-goodness is simply missing the point. He believes when we are oriented by these truths, we can experience the world as family in ways we've always wanted and needed.Mark also enjoys speaking, success coaching, and DEI consulting. He has journeyed with his partner Caryn for 15 years, and they have 3 incredible daughters.  Resources:Oprah's podcast Super Soul: Glennon Doyle: First the Pain, Then the RisingYung Pueblo's book Clarity & ConnectionConnect with Mark on Instagram on @mark_fields and at thekinshipcollective.org.Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

If you are ready to intentionally create the year you really want, this episode with my wonderful friend Alicia Wolfe is for you. The first hour is all about how we've bravely brought our biggest desires and dreams to life. We share practical ways to manifest the things you really want in your lives and how to move from self-doubt and letting limiting beliefs rule your world to truly believing in yourself and all that is possible in your life. The second part is all about core values. Alicia is the core value queen. Core values are your north star, your compass, your guiding principles that support you in making purposeful choices and confident decisions. In Alicia's words, “They are the first step in living your life authentically.” In our chat, she helps me identify my 2023 core values and gives you space to do the same. Alicia is a mother of 2 daughters under 6, a wife, a coach, the Founder of Integrate Well, and a full-time world traveler.This past July,her husband Chris and her decided to leave their jobs, sell their home and most of their things to embark on a year plus slow travel adventure around the world with their kids. “To make this possible, it took about 8 years to finally say YES to this long-term dream. It took courage and bravery to face uncertainty. It took a lot of grit and logistics to bring it to life. It took a lot of trust in the universe and ultimately in myself.”We're co-leading a virtual workshop for you on Monday, January 23, 2023 at 5pm PT titled Create The Year You Want. This 90-minute workshop will support you in making 2023 your most authentic and  fulfilling year yet. You'll walk away with 4 things:An authentic definition of what success means to you in 2023, free of obligation, expectations, judgment, or comparison.Clarity in your core valuesTools & the structure to set authentic, bold, & practical goals that are in alignment with what you want in 2023.The confidence to easefully put your values into practice to achieve your goals.The investment is only $23. Register today at bit.ly/createtheyearyouwant.Resources:Connect with Alicia on Instagram on @aliciawolfe and learn more about how she supports people and organizations as a coach, consultant, and speaker through Integrate Well. Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

Today, I have a conversation with my friend Matt Corker about living unapologetically yourself in all areas of your life. Matt opens up about his experience being a gay father and husband and how he had to become the queer role model and representation he needed to create a life he really wanted. He shares how he found the man of his dreams by following the 5 date rule for one whole year. We also talk about how vital it is to create healthy family boundaries with heterosexual family members if we want to living full expressed and free. Matt and I both have a deep calling to mentor the next generation of LGBQTIA+ humans and create a new future that truly benefits marginalized communities and all of humanity. We discuss the intentional steps we are taking to do this and how you can be a part of this movement with us.Matt is a proud gay dad to his precious 2-year old Sasha with the love of his life Chad, his husband of 5 years. He's an inspiring coach and is passionate about helping organizations succeed by developing vision-led leaders. Most recently he was the Chief Operating Officer of Smash + Tess, overseeing their operations, sales, and people teams. Matt holds a MBA from the Copenhagen Business School, is a 200 E-RYT yoga teacher, and is a two time lip-sync battle champion.  Resources:Mark Groves video talking about belonging and authenticity: two universal needs all humans share.Lightyear Leadership's FREE course Power My Future. This course will help you start imagining your future and moving toward it today.The two books Matt mentions — Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World and The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life.Connect with Matt on Instagram on @Matt_Corker and learn more about him at mattcorker.com.Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

The theme of this episode is gratitude. I've been really going through it lately and find myself being stuck in worry many times a day. I realize that worry doesn't serve my highest potential and the big goals and dreams I have for myself. In this episode, I make a commitment to let go of worry and welcome in more gratitude and trust in my life. I reflect back on a time when I really wanted what I now have. I talk about a huge dream of mine that is now my reality. Sometimes when I am in go, go, go mode, I am not present to the amazing things I have right in front of me. I hope this episode helps you become present to the incredible things you've created for yourself in your life and grounds you in gratitude. 

People-pleasing is feeling overly concerned with pleasing others and earning their approval as a way to maintain relationships. It's prioritizing others' reactions of what you do and say, and how you show up. It's doing things because you fear rejection or want the approval of others in order to feel like you're enough. Being a concerned and caring person is an important part of maintaining healthy relationships with loved ones. I believe the challenge arises when you are pursuing the happiness of others at the expense of your own emotional well-being and happiness. People-pleasers often hide their own needs, preferences, desires, and beliefs in order to accommodate other people. This can make it feel as if you are not living your life authentically and it may even leave you feeling as if you don't know yourself at all. In this episode, my friend Kathryn Flashner and I dive into the concept of people-pleasing and how it has personally kept us disconnected from our authenticity and happiness in the past. We talk about the importance of honoring your authenticity and making it your first priority, instead of overriding it to please others and pursue their happiness. We also chat about how vital it is to give ourselves the space to actually define who we are, what we really want, and what makes us feel the most alive if we want to live a life of personal freedom, joy, and peace — and we give you space to do so in this episode if you choose. We share steps you can take today to stop people-pleasing, if you're a recovering people pleaser like me.Kathryn's north star is storytelling, and she cares deeply about establishing real connections with each community she serves. She has recently relocated to Los Angeles and is the VP of Licensing at Hello Sunshine, a company whose mission is to change the narrative for women. Outside of this role, Kathryn is a meditation and yoga teacher, who sees immense opportunity to infuse mindfulness practices into our corporate settings. She is also an actor and hosts a podcast called The Truth Is, which is dedicated to building a world where we all feel safe and empowered to step into and speak our truth- at home, at work, and in all facets of our lives. Resources:Learn more about fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, our bodily reactions to stressful, frightening, or dangerous events, here.Listen to Kathryn's Podcast The Truth Is on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Connect with Kathryn on Instagram @kathrynflaschner or @thetruthis__podcast.Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

I have the most heart-opening and vulnerable conversation with my friends Jenna Kim and Tristan Cabral about navigating the unknown, coming out, and family relationships as queer Christians with an evolving concept of and relationship to faith. It's the longest podcast conversation I've ever had and one of the most impactful. Every part of it is so intentional and necessary to share. We talk about how challenging it was to grow up seeing zero representation of people who are like us, and how we bravely had to be the examples we wish we saw around us and create a life for ourselves as queer humans. Jenna and Tristan openly share the pressures they faced and still face of feeling like they need to be “perfect” as the oldest children in Asian households of faith. We also dive into why it was so hard for us to come out to our parents. In the last 20 minutes of this conversation, we share ways you can become a better actionable ally to the LGBTQIA+ community.Jenna is proudly Korean-American. She's the oldest of four girls and a pastor's kid. Jenna works as a production supervisor at Disney TV Animation. Tristan is a first generation Filipino-American working as a storyboard artist at Nickelodeon. He is very proud of his identity as a Filipino immigrant story teller and dreams to one day be a TV Director on a cartoon that heavily focuses on cultural intersections. This is a trigger warning. We do talk about suicide in this episode. If you're struggling right now, please know that you are so freaking loved, and the world is more magical and vibrant with you in it. If you need direct support, call the national suicide and crisis lifeline at 988. This lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States.ResourcesJedidiah Jenkins' Like Streams to the Ocean: The book I read from at the beginning of our conversation.The Queerology Podcast Jenna refers to that shares stories of humans at the intersection of being part of the LGBTQIA+ community and having faith in God or something bigger than themselves.Learn more about my Marketing Masterclass on 12.1.22!Organizations that support the LGBTQIA+ community and its youth: The Trevor Project, PFLAG, GLAAD, Born This Way Foundation.Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.

Generous love is the theme of this episode.Josie Ross-McCloud and I get candid about the complex relationship between a queer child and their heterosexual parents and family. Josie's incredible child Salem is a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. They identify as non-binary trans masculine. In this conversation, Josie holds the most loving space for me to talk about one of the most turbulent and transformative times in my life — coming out to my mom at age 22 in 2015. I share a few vivid experiences from my youth that pushed me deep in the closet and made it seem impossible for me to come out — and I share the shocking way my mom found out I was gay. Josie kindly offers me the opportunity to go back in time and re-do the coming out conversation I had with my mom. This was extremely moving and healing. We also discuss:The need all humans have for belonging.How dark and light can co-exist.The challenges of being queer and transgender and how we can become better allies.And how you can create more inclusive, equitable, and affirming spaces within your home and community for the LGBTQIA+ community today.Josie has navigated a 30+ year career in textiles and apparel as a designer and leader of teams. She's a wife and mother who loves and celebrates all humans. Her life mission is to continually choose love over fear, to be radically inclusive, and contribute to helping people feel acceptance. This is who she is to me as a friend and in this episode big time.Resources:Learn more about my Marketing Masterclass on 12.1.22!Organizations that support the LGBTQIA+ community and its youth: The Trevor Project, PFLAG, GLAAD, Born This Way Foundation.Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok. This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

In the first episode of Free to Be, it's just you and me. Childlike curiosity is the theme of this conversation. I share who I am, my journey from living under expectation and judgment to igniting my authenticity and self-trust, and what it means to me to live free to be 100% myself. I also dive into why I chose to evolve my podcast Living in Your Passion Place to Free Be, what I've learned over the past nearly 5 years as a podcaster, and what you can expect in this season.I finish by guiding you through an activity to help you gain clarity of your wants, desires, and authenticity. Resources:Learn more about my Marketing Masterclass on 12.1.22!Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

In this development chat, Lucca and his mother Dennise talk about the butterfly effect- defined as how a minor change or choice at one time creates a phenomenal change or choice overtime- and how it’s been alive in their family legacy over the past century, beginning with Lucca's great, great grandfather to his great grandma, to his grandma, to his mom and how it has led him to exactly where he is today. They also discuss how their imperfect and messy paths- full of ups and downs, tragedies and triumphs, unforeseen circumstances and small and big choices- are the most direct and empowering path to their destination, and how this is true for you, too. RESOURCES  Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

As a leader and coach in the health and wellness space, Neeyaz is known for helping others find harmony and balance with their full body and self, emotionally, energetically, mentally and physically. In this conversation, Lucca and her discuss how we can find the answers to anything and everything by listening to the whispers within and around us; why being home in her body is her passion place; and the beauty that comes from choosing to take a work pause instead of experiencing burnout.RESOURCES Unspoken Nutrition’s Instagram: @unspokennutrition; Unspoken Nutrition’s website: unspokennutrition.com; Link to schedule a marketing and possibility discovery call with Lucca: https://bit.ly/marketmypassionproject; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod

As a leader and mentor in the yoga, fitness and personal development world, Mary Lyn is known for training and coaching individuals to stand in love, forgiveness and choice; expand their gifts to serve powerfully; and live the life they want. In this conversation, Lucca and her discuss how our words create our world; how standing in your core values everyday is the only way; how if you stand for anything, you will come against people who don’t agree with you, and that is okay; how her passion places and relationships are her home and how they can be yours, too; and why she considers partnership to be the most powerful instrument for positive change. RESOURCES Mary Lyn Jenkin’s Instagram: @marylynbigfish; Link to schedule a marketing and possibility discovery call with Lucca: https://bit.ly/marketmypassionproject; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com!

As a change maker and leader in the yoga and fitness industry, Allie is known for training and empowering individuals and organizations all over the world from Kenya to California in self-development and leadership work. Her teachings are based on her belief that radical grace guides us and we can strategically work with it to powerfully author our lives. In this conversation, Lucca and Allie discuss her faith and spiritual journey that started with curiosity and led her to learning through reading over 20 books about spirituality and religion, her first yoga experience that she thought was very weird, personal development and her self realization of the importance of finding the God that speaks to your heart. They also discuss a few of her walk on faith moments including signing the lease to open a yoga studio with only $700 in her bank to now owning 4 studios with 74 instructors; and why she believes we learn in two ways- from failure and play- and how we have the choice to always fail in playfulness. RESOURCES Allie Nunzi’s Instagram: @allienunzi; Grace and Glory’s Instagram: @graceandgloryyoga; Link to schedule a marketing and possibility discovery call with Lucca: https://bit.ly/marketmypassionproject; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com!

As a social justice warrior and fitness professional, Rebby Kern is known for creating space for connection, empowerment and self-discovery, and uplifting the experience of diverse, marginalized identities around race, gender identity, sexual orientation, body and ability. In this conversation, Lucca and Rebby discuss their life as a non-binary, queer person of color; how they are developing and sharing workshops and trainings around race and gender equity that are changing how communities around the world are thinking; and how anything is truly possible when we give up deficit and work from a vision of our future that is full of abundance and freedom.RESOURCES Rebby Kern’s Instagram: @rebbykernyoga ; Link to Rebby’s Website: http://www.rebbykernyoga.com; Link to the Yoga is Dead Podcast Rebby talks about: https://www.yogaisdeadpodcast.com/home; Link to the book Rebby recommends So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo: https://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Talk-About-Race/dp/1538475278; Link to schedule a marketing and communication discovery call with Lucca: https://bit.ly/marketmypassionproject; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com!

As a well-respected and outspoken activist and fitness professional, Paul Takami is known for empowering others to take control of their lives, make confident decisions that align with their truth and leave complacency behind. In this real talk conversation, Lucca and Paul discuss how obstacles in our life become the way, the importance of not letting your “no” mess up your know, living a certain way versus looking a certain way, his life changing journey with activism as a plaintiff with his husband for the federal lawsuit against Prop 8- the landmark case that legalized same-sex marriage in California in 2013- and coming out for whatever you need to come out for and living your truth.  RESOURCES Paul Katami’s Instagram: @paulkatami; Link to The GYST with Paul Takami: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gyst-with-paul-katami/id1482974676; Schedule a free marketing and communication discovery call with Lucca here: https://bit.ly/marketmypassionproject; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com!

In episode 22, Lucca dives into three things. First, new full-length podcast episodes are dropping every other Wednesday starting next Wednesday, August 12th. Next, Passion Place Lives, where we bring these podcast conversations to 30-minute chats on Living in Your Passion Place's Instagram, are continuing to happen once or twice a month. Head over to our Instagram to tune into the first 6! Lastly, he dives into a topic that he's been in the intentional practice of lately: leaning into faith and patience and saying "no" to fear and doubt in the moment to moment of his days. RESOURCES TouristyAF's Instagram: @touristyaf; TouristyAF's website: www.touristyaf.com; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Do you want to be featured on a Passion Place Live? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com!

As the Founder of My Wealth Conscious Coach and a powerful leader in the wealth management and personal development arenas, AJ Bishop is known for teaching others about mindset mastery and self-leadership and helping them ignite their potential and transform their thoughts about wealth and life into ones that allow them to reach their best and biggest goals by doing the things they care about the most with the people they love. In this real talk conversation, Lucca and AJ discuss how true impact and change occurs when you lead transformation from the inside out and not the other way around; how AJ experienced racism throughout her life being the only black women in the room; how everything changed for the better when she got clear on her core values; why your way of being elevates others; the solution to work and life burnout; ways to get in alignment with your authentic self; and how AJ has integrated her life experiences and skills to start her brand new business My Wealth Conscious Coach. RESOURCES AJ Bishop’s Instagram: @adejanirab; My Wealth Conscious Coach’s Instagram: @mywealthconsciouscoach; AJ’s website: www/ajbishop.co/; AJ's Favorite Book: Let Your Life Speak by Parker J. Palmer; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com!

As a fitness instructor and community leader for some of the most recognized global brands, Chris Chandler is known for bringing the inherent, childlike joy out of all who he comes in contact with and inspiring others to connect with their truest self and go after their wildest, most exciting goals and dreams. In this real talk conversation, Lucca and Chris discuss his faith journey that led him to attending a Christian University where he found the courage to come out and live his truth as a gay man; how he bravely came out to his dad days before he passed away; how your part-time passions can ease-fully turn into your full-time career; how sorrow allows you to enjoy and appreciate joy; discovering therapy through movement; and finding joy and connecting to your passions at home, especially during safer at home orders during the global pandemic.RESOURCESChris Chandler’s Instagram: @christopherjacobchandlerChris’ Website: https://www.christopherjacobchandler.comRISE Conference’s Instagram: @letsrise.coRISE Conference’s Website: https://thehollisco.com/pages/rise-eventsRISE Health’s Instagram: @letsrise.healthLiving in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcastLiving in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod  Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

As an actor in TV shows such as Tyler Perry’s If Loving You Is Wrong, Apple TV’s The Morning Show, NBC’s This Is Us, ABC’s The Real O’Neals and numerous commercials and a fitness professional for SoulCycle and BoxUnion, Chris Pipkin is known for leading his life through optimism, honesty, resilience and by truly committing to his choices and sharing these values with his global community. In this conversation, Lucca and Chris dive into his acting journey from moving to LA with $1,300 to making his dreams a reality and then some; how faith and patience play a huge role in the relentless pursuit of your passions; the importance of being 100% you in all aspects of your life and why people need you to show up like this; real talk about racism and the many degrees of privilege in our society; how Chris has faced racism in his life, how he's taken a stand against it and how you can, too. RESOURCES Chris Pipkin’s Instagram: @chrisvpipkinsc Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/ Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

As the Vice President of Experience for CycleBar Franchising, a CycleBar Senior Master Instructor, a wife and mom of two, Tevia is known for her world-renown impact, influence and guidance in the indoor cycling and fitness industry. In 1998, she started the first high-end indoor cycling boutique studio called Body & Soul Workout, and soon after, she became an instructor. Beginning in 2013, she worked for Flywheel Sports as the Creative Director of the West Coast and opened all of their LA studios. In 2015, she started her career with CycleBar as the Director of Education where she created their education curriculum and ride formats for the 200+ franchised studios. In this conversation, Lucca and Tevia discuss pivoting within your career during COVID and while racism in America is at the forefront; how the CycleBar Franchising team and her creatively led and will continue to lead a pivot for the 200+ franchised cycling studios around the world; creating room for joy and humility by letting go of your ego; knowing you are so much more than your career role and title; the importance of having a plan B in business; the beauty of unexpected partnership and collaboration; and how lasting external change starts within. RESOURCES Tevia Celli’s Instagram: @teviac CycleBar’s website: https://www.cyclebar.com Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/ Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

Alisa Manjarrez produces big visions. From podcasts elevating the voices of women of color to software launches to starting your online food show, Alisa is your go-to person when you have a vision that’s much bigger than yourself. As a Vision Producer, she helps others untangle and refine their ideas, then works with them to make it all happen. She incorporates her background in marketing and leadership coaching to create innovative strategies for local, national and global initiatives. In this conversation, she brings her diverse work and life experience and knowledge as a Vision Producer and Executive Coach and facilitates a space for Lucca and you to identify or re-identify your core values- your fundamental beliefs, your North Star, your life guide. You’ll learn how you can become a better decision maker by getting crystal clear with your core values, how they allow you to connect with your passion place and feel more alive and vibrant today and lots more! Now, grab your handy dandy notebook and pen and let’s learn together! RESOURCES Alisa’s Blog on Core Values: https://www.thehappycact.us/blog/two-easy-ways-to-discover-your-core-values-as-a-leader Alisa Manjarrez’s Instagram: @alisa.coach Alisa Manjarrez’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alisamanjarrezcoaching/ The Happy Cactus’ Website: https://www.thehappycact.us  Seriously Though Podcast’s Instagram: @serioulsythoughpod Color Forward Podcast’s Instagram: @colorforwardpod Alisa’s Fav Song at the Moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0wpP5o7xpI&feature=youtu.be  Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’S Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/ Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

As the Vice President of Experience for CycleBar Franchising, a CycleBar Senior Master Instructor, a wife and mom of two, Tevia is known for her world-renown impact, influence and guidance in the indoor cycling and fitness industry. In 1998, she started the first high-end indoor cycling boutique studio called Body & Soul Workout, and soon after, she became an instructor. Beginning in 2013, she worked for Flywheel Sports as the Creative Director of the West Coast and opened all of their LA studios. In 2015, she started her career with CycleBar as the Director of Education where she created their education curriculum and ride formats for the thousands of instructors at the 200+ franchised studios around the world.In this conversation, she highlights pivoting within your family during COVID and while racism in America is at the forefront; intragenerational accountability; the importance of a restoration routine for children and parents; the power of clear communication in the moment; learnings and new beginnings during COVID and a period of less life distractions; and racism education in the household and beyond. RESOURCES Tevia Celli’s Instagram: @teviac CycleBar's website: https://www.cyclebar.com Living in Your Passion Place Podcast's website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/ Living in Your Passion Place Podcast's Instagram: @passionplacepodcast Living in Your Passion Place Podcast's Facebook: @passionplacepod Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

Through this podcast, as an Indoor Cycling Instructor at CycleBar and a Freelance Marketing, Communications and Brand Strategist, Lucca empowers his community to discover or rediscover what they really want and love- their passions; to create a one of a kind life around these; and to share them proudly with the world. In this episode, he highlights this and Season 1 learnings; connecting to your passions versus chasing them; uncovering and leaning into your "I Am" and your best self; the importance of clearing, grounding and holding space for you first and then your community; racism in America and how we can take action and speak up authentically; how The Butterfly Effect is happening in all of our lives; Season 2 preview, guests and more! REFERENCES Living in Your Passion Place Podcast website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

What if arriving to our passion place is realizing that we’re already there? What if the real destination was us choosing to connect to our passions in all we are currently doing wherever we are in life? What if our passion has been inside of us all along? The tables turn in this episode as one of Lucca’s closet friends Lexi Bates interviews him about living in his passion place and what he’s learned about himself and passion over the past 13 podcast interviews and few years. Through this conversation and reflection, Lucca realizes he’s already arrived to the destination that he’s been “chasing”, that he is enough exactly where he is and so much more. In episode 14, some of the many things Lucca and Lexi discuss are what’s consistently getting in the way of us reaching happiness and our passion place; how to find peace and gratitude in whatever season of life we’re experiencing right now and not in tomorrow’s plan; why we need to show up for us before we can show up for our community; the importance of building your emotional muscles like we build our physical ones; and why it’s necessary to take personal responsibility of our life in full.

From a small town girl in Ohio longing for fulfillment and adventure to a success and mindset coach traveling the world and creating the life she always imagined, Savannah Hamilton shares how everything we hope, desire and dream can become our reality.  In this episode, Savannah takes you on her journey, from taking the scary leap, leaving her comfortable life and moving across the country because it felt right, despite what others said; to trying to find fulfillment through achievements and dollars bills as she climbed the career ladder; to her self-awakening that opened the door to her entrepreneurial dream of connecting with women and showing them they have the ability to be extraordinary.  You'll learn how to turn your passion into a lifestyle and career; why leaning more into messy action and less into perfectionist paralysis brought Savannah closer to her goals; the importance of being a student of life and never loosing your curiosity; why she’s fallen in love with our podcast community and so much more! Connect with Savannah by following her on Instagram @the.wildsavannah or by becoming a part of her Untamed and Unapologetic, Women Who Want More Out of Life community on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/369947867119785/?ref=share. Savannah is giving listeners exclusive access to some incredible information that you can reflect on during your journey to living in your passion place. It's called "5 Tools You're Not Using That Are Keeping You Stuck While Others Are Thriving" and can be found here: eepurl.com/gjZVOb. As mentioned in the episode, if this conversation resonates with you and is making a positive difference in your life, we’d love for you to be part of our community as a podcast supporter! If you’re interested in joining our mission as a community partner, investor or a future guest, send us an email at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com.

For as long as Ryan Greene could remember, he dreamed of being a physician for a professional sports team. He knew his 12+ years of comprehensive schooling would allow him to achieve this so he put his head and went to work. Little did he know that his career goal would soon change. He began to first hand witness the professional and private lives of many doctors and he noticed patterns that didn’t align with who he was. He saw his role models working 80-100 hours a week, sacrificing their time spent with their family and friends; sacrificing their health and well being; and sacrificing what they truly believed in to follow a system that wasn’t getting patients well. He knew this life wouldn’t satisfy him. He knew he didn’t want to be another statistic facing physician burn out. He knew there were pitfalls in the medical system that had to be repaired so he took a risk- he chose to breakaway from the paradigm to fix these problems affecting people’s wellness globally. He moved from Chicago to Los Angeles with a purpose that revolved around his passion- to create a way that people can experience their happiest and healthiest life disease-free so they can do exactly what they want for as long as they want and not be inhibited by illness. Fast forward five years later, through sacrifice, dedication and relentless pursuit, his mission is becoming a reality through Monarch Athletic Club, a comprehensive health and wellness facility with programs built on the foundations of movement, nutrition, recovery, mind, body and medicine. In this episode, Ryan shares how he is changing the face of the medical industry worldwide; the importance of living by, “If it’s to be, it’s up to me.”; how doing something that has never been done (in any industry) can be scary but so worth it; the process of him coming to a realization that his dream job wasn’t really his dream job; and how each of us have the ability to create something revolutionary in our lifetime! Follow Ryan’s journey beyond his episode on Instagram @dr_greene_do.

Instead of allowing his life experiences and circumstances dictate his future, John Marino wakes up each morning with a sense of gratitude and chooses to dedicate every day to community, fitness and service. Whether he’s at his job as a corporate wellness and citizenship advocate for a management consulting firm, spreading awareness for the Epilepsy Foundation, trying a new workout with the Ohana-Kane Project, a group he co-founded who’s mission is to build positive men’s community throughout LA, he brings his passions with him. “I don’t segregate my career and my outside life. It’s all one for me. My whole life is my passion place.” In this episode, John shares the transformation his sobriety has brought him over the past four and a half years; how a full blown epileptic seizure changed his life and how he’s learned to appreciate his journey with epilepsy; why he believes greatness lives on the outside of our comfort zones; steps to conquer rational and irrational fears; why he’s referred to by his friends as the quote guy and so much more! *CryoZone Santa Monica proudly supports this conversation! Go to bit.ly/CryoZonePassion to get 3 of their sessions (including cryotherapy, Normatec compression boots, cryo-facials and more) for only $30!

Through this conversation over the past few months, we’ve learned your passion place can be so much more than a career, a destination or an actual place. Our episode 10 guest dives deep into the thought that passion can be a relationship; it can be a connection; it can be faith; it can be the little things that bring you joy. In this conversation, meet Dennise Petrucci Kwietkauski, the very special mother of our podcast’s host Lucca, and hear how her unique journey, from a tough childhood to an unhealthy marriage to being single mom to marrying the love of her life, connected her to her passion place and how her way of life and who she is has inspired her son to create this podcast. In this episode, Lucca and Dennise discuss how the emotional roller coaster of their relationship/circumstances has brought them closer to each other and their passions; how she naturally instills faith, kindness and love to all she comes in contact with by choosing joy day after day; the importance of a support system, especially while you’re on the path to living out your dreams, to celebrate the great times and push you through the challenges; and why she’s never let her circumstances dictate her future and why it’s necessary to make tough choices. Tune into one of our most heart-wrenching, touching and vulnerable conversation thus far! *Cryozone Santa Monica proudly supports this conversation! Go to bit.ly/CryoZonePassion to get 3 of their sessions (including cryotherapy, Normatec compression boots, cryo-facials and more) for only $30!

What's your Passion Place? What lights you up? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast on Instagram and at Living in Your Passion Place on Facebook. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, on our Simplecast website at the link below or wherever else you listen to podcasts. https://finding-your-passion-place.simplecast.com

What's your Passion Place? What lights you up? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast on Instagram and at Living in Your Passion Place on Facebook. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, on our Simplecast website at the link below or wherever else you listen to podcasts. https://finding-your-passion-place.simplecast.com

What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast on Instagram and at Living in Your Passion Place on Facebook. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, on our Simplecast website at the link below or wherever else you listen to podcasts. https://finding-your-passion-place.simplecast.com

What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast on Instagram and at Living in Your Passion Place on Facebook. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below. https://finding-your-passion-place.simplecast.com

Everyone has a Passion Place. What's yours?! Share it with us on Instagram at @passionplacepodcast and on Facebook at Living in Your Passion Place. Tag us and use #MyPassionPlace. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below. https://finding-your-passion-place.simplecast.com

What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? What brings an ear to ear smile to your face? When do you feel most at home? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below. https://finding-your-passion-place.simplecast.com

What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? What brings an ear to ear smile to your face? When do you feel most at home? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below. https://finding-your-passion-place.simplecast.com

What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? What brings an ear to ear smile to your face? When do you feel most at home? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below. https://finding-your-passion-place.simplecast.com

Former professional dancer for Beyonce, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, Deja Riley describes how she trusted her gut, took a leap of faith and left the world of dance, her passion and her everything from the age of three, determined to rediscover herself, her confidence and most importantly her light. Searching for something that embodied dance, movement and sweat, she was welcomed into the group fitness industry in Los Angeles. In Episode 1 of Living in Your Passion Place, Deja shares how fitness reinvigorated her from the inside out and led her to create her own brand Deja Riley Athletics, how her goals became a reality through physically writing them down, the story behind her life mantra tattoo and so much more. Keep up with Deja on Instagram @dejariley and @dejarileyathletics.