A podcast about entrepreneurs and business owners who share how their business was birthed from a trauma from their past, and how they were able to overcome limiting beliefs and use their story to form their brand.
In this podcast episode, Cassandra discusses her hiatus from the podcasting universe and what has transpired during her time away from the microphone. Not to spoil the surprise, but A LOT has been happening in Casssandra's life and there are some pretty major things unfolding. Simply put, sh*ts about to get crazy on a massive level.What, exactly does that entail? A new way of rethinking the social media landscape for one. Cassandra, along with her partners Kaylin Kustura & Jade Miller, envision an online experience free from the toxic encounters we contend with on a daily basis. Enter Aligned Social. A platform that places people above profit, alliances above algorithms, and mental wellness above targeted marketing mania. Aligned Social will completely revamp what it means to engage within the social media experience.But that's not all! Cassandra also explains other projects that are currently in the works. Whether it be the Tech By Tola business online interface that functions as a one-stop shop for all of a business' digital needs or The Well, a online publication of prose focusing on wellness and hosted within the Medium.com platform, Tola Digital's media presence continues to expand and evolve in meeting the needs of an ever changing digital landscape.Cassandra brings it all to a conclusion with discussing her NEW PODCAST, Girlfriends With (out) Benefits. Cassandra, alongside fellow female phenoms Kaylin Kustura & Jade Miller, use the podcast to discuss topics near and dear to their hearts just as any group of girlfriends might do on a Saturday night. So grab a cup of coffee (or tea), pull up a chair and give this episode a listen.Related TopicsFemale EmpowermentBusinessWellnessMental HealthSocial MediaHelpful LinksGirlfriends With(out) Benefits PodcastAligned Social App
In this podcast episode, Cassandra goes back to a topic she spoke with Meg about last week, and that topic surrounds food and using food and plants as medicine. Cassandra is a huge fan of plant medicine, it's involved in her day to day life. Now, usually when talking about plant medicine, psychedelics are usually what comes to mind. However, Cassandra wants to talk about using nature's food as plant medicine.After having her most recent baby, Cassandra has really started to look at food in a different light. Growing up, we were always taught that there was ‘good food' and that there is ‘bad food'. Good food being things that are veggies, and things low in fat. And bad things are higher in fat and calories. She wants to flip that script and start looking at food in a healing vs delayed healing aspect.Will this food help heal my body or will it delay the healing?It's now that Cassandra has started teaching her own children about food, and teaching them that food is a source of energy, vitamins, minerals… AND that we do get satisfaction out of food, and that's okay!Come on in. Listen as Cassandra talks about how she went through different food aspects, diets, to now focusing more on healing and delayed healing. Know you're not alone and there are many others just like you.Key Points:Good food vs Bad foodHealing food vs Delayed healing foodNature's food as medicine Tweetable quotes:“I truly believe that there is something in nature to heal almost any ailment.” - Cassandra“We are taught in our younger years that there is good food and bad food.” - Cassandra“There is no good vs bad. Every single thing that we put in our body, both positive and negative, can either help heal the body, or will delay healing.” - Cassandra
In this podcast episode, Cassandra meets with Meg Pearson. Meg talks about how she came from a small town in Ontario to how she is now living in Costa Rica as a thriving mother and business owner. Through her traumas, to not following the family profession, she talks about how she went through so much, and how it shaped who she is today. Cassandra prompts a conversation about how Meg knew things in her life needed to change. Meg recounts the traumas she went through, quitting her job, losing her father… how all of this played a huge part in her realizing she is not the person she was destined to become.With this in mind, Meg decided to turn to yoga. At first, she did it to find ways to better her body, and ‘sweat off the weight'... but it soon turned into so much more for her. Diving head first into the raw food world, she started hosting culinary classes, writing articles, and really teaching people the impact that diet has on their body.Cassandra and Meg talk about how our identities are so wrapped up in food pieces. How food defines so much of us, without us even realizing it. From the way we were brought up, to how we were spoken to about food, to the things we hear our family, friends, or parents talk about… Meg explains that these instances stay with us for the rest of our lives and are part of our soul.Moving the conversation to parenting, Cassandra asks Meg how her lifestyle has changed her parenting style. The main thing Meg talks about with Cassandra is making sure that her child feels like they are the one making choices for themselves, and that Meg's trauma's as a child aren't pushed onto her child. Reparenting herself and constantly auditing her actions and reactions to behavior, has become something Meg does daily.Come join us and listen as we take a journey of food, family, and other spiritual aspects of life with Cassandra and Meg.Key Points:Reparenting and Auditing Reactions to BehaviorSpiritual Bypass vs ExtractionHow Childhood Trauma's Shape Us How Food Plays a Large Part of our LifeLinks:IG: https://www.instagram.com/alignedaffluence/Website: https://www.meghanpearson.ca/
In this podcast episode, Cassandra goes back to a topic she spoke with Liz about last week, and that topic is conscious parenting. She explains that the use of the word conscious parenting would mean that we would need to believe there are unconscious parents, and this has a very negative connotation. Cassandra is a firm believer, either positive or negative, all of us are doing the best with what we are given, worked through and healed through. She believes parents can find themselves falling into a rut of repeating the errors of previous life experiences, might those be conscious or unconscious life choices.We need to dissect our programming and look under the hood. We don't know any better than what we were taught. It's how we were set since childhood.No matter the amount of healing and therapy, even Cassandra has triggers from her childhood that she is still working through with her children. And that's okay. Reparenting of ourselves through our children is a great way to work through those triggers and pause before reacting.Come on in. Listen as Cassandra talks about herself and her parenting. Know you're not alone and there are many other parents just like you.Key Points:Working through your own self detachmentParenting is hardChildhood triggers and how they affect us now Where can you exercise getting yourself out of fight or flight?Tweetable quotes:“Parenting is f*cking hard. Parenting without a model and without someone who could have taught you some of the right things to do is especially hard.” - Cassandra
In this podcast episode, Cassandra meets with Liz Zamorski and they discuss everything from spouses, to parenting, to corporate business. Liz mentions how she went from being born and raised in the US and working as a corporate lawyer to how she is now living in Sweden with her husband and daughter with her very own psychic business.Going from burnout and feeling physically uncomfortable at her corporate job, she talks about the pivotal moments in her spiritual awakenings while she was off the grid in Thailand. She knew it was time to transition. Her whole body knew it was time to transition, everything felt like a copy of a copy.Liz started by simply walking through the woods near her home in Sweden. She immediately felt a connection to the nature around her. Noticing everything from a little tree frog and what the people around her were carrying with them. For the first time, she felt she could truly pause and just listen. She then started recording anything and everything that she noticed, and later would google to figure out what those things meant. This is what led her to start offering her family and close friends readings. She then started tarot card readings on multiple social media platforms. Liz went from corporate worker to light worker overnight.What does all of this look like from a family point of view? Liz and Cassandra speak about what it's like to have a partner who isn't necessarily on the same spiritual level. How they work through that, and how they still offer assistance and hold that space without having an expectation. This is something that is not talked about enough, and Cassandra is excited to touch on this topic in her podcast.Cassandra also speaks to Liz about conscious parenting and how the parenting journey has changed for her through her spiritual journey. How do you foster a kid's imagination while also keeping them safe and providing well established boundaries? Tune in today!Key Points:Corporate to Light WorkerBreaking the cycle of parentingTruly allow yourself to pause Conscious parentingTweetable quotes:“What lights me up? Why did I even get into this business in the first place?” - CassandraLinks:IG: https://www.instagram.com/thefemmegenius/Website: https://www.lizzamorski.com/
In this podcast episode, Cassandra meets with Elizabeth for her own intuitive reading. Previously on this podcast, she shared her soul's purpose and her medium to express that. Now Cassandra would love to show you how intuitive reading works.Elizabeth explains that she did the reading without speaking with Cassandra. The reading has nothing to do with Elizabeth, and everything to do with Cassandra and her life.Throughout this episode, Elizabeth explains the reading she had with Cassandra and what came through for her. From safety, to small woodland creatures, Cassandra is on the path she should be on and is doing the right things, right now.Cassandra can truly connect with the reading, and explains what Elizabeth saw in her reading for you. With some things being completely unknown to anyone but Cassandra, Elizabeth still saw what was happening in her life.Also, throughout the reading, Elizabeth shares the colors she sees when she does the reading for Cassandra. These colors are what will be used in a painting for Cassandra, so that she can always look at this piece of art and feel safe.Cassandra's reading with Elizabeth was an amazing experience, and she wants you to be able to have the same opportunity. Go ahead and book a reading with Elizabeth, it's so worth it and such a special moment to have. Her links are below!Links:https://www.instagram.com/elizabeth_vanderliet/https://www.elizabethvanderliet.com/
In this podcast episode, Cassandra talks about finding your own medium to express your soul's purpose. Everyone has been given a purpose. Everyone was given a certain medium to help them move on to their next level of the season they're in. You included.Cassandra loves art. She loves all aspects of art, but that doesn't mean it's her medium. We all have a lot of passions… a lot of things that we LOVE, that light us up… but that doesn't mean that they are meant for me. It doesn't mean they're meant to be my medium. And that's totally okay! You're allowed to have these things in life.The difference, Cassandra explains, is that love and passion are very surface. In order to find your true medium… your true purpose… we need to dig deeper.Cassandra explains in just a few simple steps and questions, the way you can differentiate a passion or love, with your soul's purpose. Your true medium.What the fuck is your soul's purpose?How do I find my medium?Or maybe you haven't quite gotten to the point where you have found your soul's purpose yet. That's okay too, Cassandra is more than capable of helping you.Let Cassandra dive deep with you in discovering your soul's purpose. And it will cost you absolutely nothing. Join her free webinar, “Why The F*ck Am I Here - Discover, Awaken, and Live From Your Soul's Purpose.”Key Points:Finding own medium to express purposePurpose goes deeper than surface levelAnything that brings up fight or flight is not your purposeProcess vs OutcomeTweetable quotes:“Do not apply someone else's ‘template' or ‘why' to figure out what's destined for the blueprint of your life.” - Cassandra“Everyone was given a purpose, everyone was given a certain medium to help them move on to their next level of the season they're in.” - CassandraLinks:Hustle To Healing
In this podcast episode, Cassandra talks with Elizabeth, who always wanted to be an artist growing up, about the struggles she faced in High School and how that kept her away from her true passion for years, until she finally saw the bigger picture.Elizabeth was doing a little of everything for everyone around her, except painting.These two thoughts keep coming up…I'm not good enough.I can't make a living out of it.A lot of people have these limiting beliefs.Cassandra shows you that you are not alone in the struggles you face daily pursuing your soul's passion. Elizabeth and Cassandra both share how far they've come and ways for you to move forward toward your passion and come out the other side. Elizabeth also shares the day she said YES to pursuing her painting. She also talks about how she had to remove the ideas of acceptance from her mind and dive deeper within herself to know who she is and what she really wants. Always make sure that every life experience is celebrated, and that you accept and love yourself for who you are.Come listen. Know you are not alone in the struggles you may face. Key Points:How to move past limiting beliefsDismantling systematic programing to become true to yourselfLearn how to value yourself Be in alignment with who you areTweetable quotes:“Don't try to recreate yourself by yourself.” - Elizabeth“People shouldn't be fitting into a model. They shouldn't be following someone else's template on how to do life.” - Cassandra“In the entrepreneurship industry, we as a community got close with the ‘mess is your message' scenario, but we took it too far.” - CassandraLinks:IG: elizabeth_vanderlietWebsite: https://www.elizabethvanderliet.comLink to book an Intuitive Reading with Elizabeth: https://calendly.com/eavanderliet/intuitive-reading?month=2021-02
“New Year, New You?” Hardly! In this podcast Cassandra examines the pitfalls associated with New Year Resolutions along with the longtime struggles people have with little self-motivating energies. What is that? Purpose. Our energies are derived from our soul's purpose. This is why when we ask things of ourselves (such as resolutions) that are not in alignment with our soul's purpose, we rarely find success in those pursuits. Many resolutions are made on December 31st with hardly any reflection or preparation. If a great change within your life is to unfold, it's probably prudent to begin planning for that change earlier than the night before.So how does change occur? Embodiment. Embodiment is the key to unlocking the transformation puzzle. It helps with flow, manifestation, and a host of other foundations that help promote meaningful change. NOT following community-oriented trends that leave us feeling empty and simply “going with the flow” in order to keep up with the Jones. Perhaps 2022 shouldn't be focused on the goal of working out. Perhaps it would be better spent on mental health. Maybe this isn't the year to find that special someone, but rather focus on strengthening what makes you, you. Cassandra continues with the podcast by examining how to realistically fulfill one particular popular resolution. How achieving that goal is something that is realistic, measurable, and provides betterment within her life and a timetable for stages of success.Finishing up the podcast, Cassandra teases her 2022 program: Hustle to Healing. This is a 5-month program focusing on helping entrepreneurs and professionals alike attain greater awareness of self-understanding and achieving the goals they feel aligned with pursuing.So tune in! You might just learn some of the techniques for achieving success in keeping those resolutions. Here's to 2022!Key Points:How empty the “New Year, New You” mantra actually isThe benefits of self-motivating energiesKeys to unlocking the transformation puzzleHow a soul's aligned purpose dictates our success or failureCassandra teases her 2022 program: Hustle To Healing
In this podcast episode, Cassandra shares a business chakra visualization to clear your business's energy body to help a manager with a successful team easily collaborate. Whether you're seeking to boost your effectiveness as a CEO, want to foster a healthy team culture where people flourish & exceed their goals, or learn the skills to make the most of every single meeting, this podcast is for you. It helps to bring what can otherwise be a maelstrom of personalities and goals into focused congruency.Associating the chakra with the blueprint of Cassandra's business, this podcast will guide you through each of the chakras, releasing any blocks and activating the chakras to align with your business's unique blueprint.Emphasizing the importance of root chakra, Cassandra believes that this can get in the way of reaching your fullest potential resulting in better work performance. So often, people think of energy and Chakra systems as being more of a spiritual side of life, but this podcast reminds you that each of your Chakras is related to everything in our body, mind, and spirit.Cassandra wants to give importance to these specific chakras that balance and activate to really hook up and step into leveling the business to the next income goal.Listen in and learn how to get our chakras aligned and ready for abundance!Key Points:Recognize if a chakra imbalance is hindering your successHelp you get your chakras back into balance Start making progress in your businessGet the results you want.Tweetable quotes:“I think of the human resources of those holding that communication is very strong within the organization.” - Cassandra Shuck.“I would expect you to have that for a reasonable amount of time once you start scaling, and once you start growing, that's when you can decide if you want to see in the specifically dedicated to the transformation.” - Cassandra Shuck.“Visionary space starts to get into expanding the consciousness of the business, increasing the profitability of the business, and expanding the company's communication, which leads me to the next evolution.” - Cassandra Shuck.
In this podcast, we are finding solutions on how we can improve our brain and our entire well-being by learning new skills, releasing past pain, and deepening our knowledge about ourselves and other people.Eliza Kingsford lays out the key lifestyle practices that help people regain, retain, and maintain a healthy self no matter where they find themselves. She shares the interconnectedness of how we program our brains to our success.A major focus of the podcast is to give you great tools and hopefully teach you how to use them well. She admits that sometimes the tools that they use in personal growth and self-industry don't stick.Whether it's a New Year's Resolution quickly abandoned, a new habit that fails to take, or a good piece of advice someone gets from a therapist that falls to the wayside after a few weeks, most change is temporary. So, Eliza Kingsford discusses different things that can we do to achieve the ‘holy grail' of personal growth, which has a lasting change in people's hearts, minds, and behaviors. That's the focus of her episode! If you are looking for strategies to help you regain and maintain a healthy brain as you age, then listen in.Grab a cup of coffee, bring your journal with a pen, and hit play. Change the state of your brain for the better today! Key points:Gain clarity on what you wantRid your mind of fear and self-doubtAdopt empowering beliefsWatch your environmentMake the shifts after assessing what is working and what is not.Tweetable Quotes:“Often, the universe will give you that stepping stone like how I would interpret the crazy shit ways in my life.” - Cassandra Shuck“It's very all about me, very egotistical, very materialistic; what else can I buy, what else can I do, what else can I invest in, and you've gone through that rather quickly of this journey.” - Eliza Kingsford“You have to also grow into that next version of yourself or your brain will bring you back before you were right.” - Eliza Kingsford“I feel like each of us has the roadmap in the blueprint of ways that were supposed to learn.” - Eliza Kingsford
Unraveling a journey from corporate to entrepreneurial and spiritual endeavor is an essential topic discussed in today's podcast. Cassandra will give you a glimpse of life situations about unraveling.Cassandra thought of different ways to unravel from her previous podcast with Dmitria. And she is always asked, like, you know, is there a proper way? Is there a right way to do it? Like, how did you do it?Cassandra shares a little backstory on how she unraveled the pieces in her life. She was in the corporate and was working at one, quote, toxic job after another. At first, everything looked phenomenal. It was great salary, benefits, team, structure, and company. Then, however, she saw a lot of misogyny which she didn't want to subscribe to.Things get more and more frustrated with everything that was going on. Her own health even became a problem. It started with gluten intolerance and moved over to a Hashimotos base protocol. Finally, she got to the point of frustration, where literally one day she walked in, and she was done.She got to the level of frustration where she could no longer handle it as there was no income to replace, and she didn't want to focus and face it. So, that was her kind of journey out. So, Cassandra had to hustle and figure out all those things once she was out.Cassandra believes that humans have this need and desire for safety. But with the concept of severe trauma, some people find it hard that they're not going to do or not want to do to unravel. So what she did is create six things to slowly unravel whether you are in a corporate or in another business, or both.In this podcast, Cassandra will talk about strategically releasing responsibilities, defining the minimums, working towards realistic minimums, and the limited idea of unlimited hustling. She will highlight here why working beyond the average hours and pouring all your energy to working multiple jobs are not ideal for long-term sustainability.Now sit comfortably and listen in!Key points:Figure out why unraveling is important to you.Get clear of what work and life balance means to you.Prioritize what's important to you.Let go of trying to work and do it all.Simplify your life.Tweetable Quotes:“Overwork should have a kind of a short expiration date on it. Because if it doesn't, it becomes more of a life cycle and lifestyle.” - Cassandra Shuck“I think hustle for a particular season or a particular strategic event makes ascent makes total sense. On the other hand, I kind of sway away from it and disagree with it when it comes to long-term sustainability.” - Cassandra Shuck“Where can you still have some connection time with the relationships in your life to avoid that adrenal fatigue of just go, go, go, go while unraveling one thing and trying to stand up another?” - Cassandra Shuck
Establish the light spirit in your life and have the freedom to choose what works for you and not without hard-and-fast rules! In this podcast, Dmitria shares how to establish a spiritual but not too religious-centered practice while discovering the possibilities of the Universe in finding your own self!A luminance and shamanic healer, Dmitria shares her journey from leaving her religious community and finding her own spirituality. She shares her experience of being active in the church community and eventually leaving because the church doesn't welcome her anymore due to the patriarchy in the parish and diocese.Knowing her middle school age is filled with awkwardness, she struggles with fitting in. This leads her to withdraw from social activities in school and spends most of her time alone. It benefits her in some ways as she does a good job processing what that meant to her and how it impacts her development.Dmitria emphasizes that everything that happens in our life is intentional and precisely perfect. One just needs to take the lesson for every moment and see how perfect it is whether you are last, late, or whatever. Remember that all the things occurring in your life are part of the unfolding.Don't just let life happen to you and stay disappointed with how things are! Check out her authored book, Finding Out Life Within, as this allows you to live with more intention, gives you a chance to improve your reality, and be the author of your own life! It's a masterclass, workshop, and a journal rolled into one.Through Dmitria's luminance coaching, healing, and guiding you to walk through the framework of self-discovery, you get to understand and go through the process of unfolding your life beautifully and perfectly!You have the power to rediscover and reignite your own light within!Get more inspired by supporting and listening to our exciting podcast below! Key Points:Connect the lost, forgotten, and undiscovered parts of you.Walkthrough the framework of self-discovery.Enable to have the clarity and courage to know and share the authentic selfLive in a deep connection and proper alignment with the higher self.Unlock a life of fulfillment and ease Tweetables:“We all look from these people and self-help books, guides, and leaders, and etc. but what really happens in the most part is that the answers come from our internal source which we're also often disconnected from.”– Cassandra Shuck“No one has the right answer. No one has the right path to get there. But, getting as much understanding on how other people have done it will help you confine your way.” – Dmitria Burya“This idea that I would just say like yeah let's go and do it and figure it out. Let's walk to it to have new experiences, knowledge, and thoughts. It will definitely be a life-changing experience.” – Dmitria Burya“When we remember, we tend to remember from the last time we recall an instance. We don't recall from the first instance. So from the ‘truth perspective', we are getting further and further and further away from the actual truth, the longer we hold onto it.”- Cassandra ShuckLinks:Dmitria Burby WebsiteDmitria Burby Instagram
Recently, there has been a lot of conversation about finding out your gifts, and Cassandra Shuck has been hearing from different people seeking to know what their gifts are. They particularly want to know to discover their gifts and use them in their lives. So how do we do that?First of all, Cassandra thinks that it's important that we have these conversations in light of the idea of different questions to ask ourselves. Some questions Cassandra recommends finding out what your gifts include:1) If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?For her, it's about changing the metric for women entrepreneurs to have the money that not only they deserve but could actually turn around and create an impact on their lives.2) What do you understand more about people?Cassandra shares that she understands the animals so well. She has some people that she worked with that understand, kind of uncovering their meaning and really digging down deep in their story so well. 3) What bores you or makes you feel tired, or makes you feel forced into doing it?For Cassandra, she loves the process of dissecting people's businesses, getting into their heads, getting into their mindset, seeing what makes them tick, seeing what makes their clients convert getting their client's heads in space. But for her, it's the process that she loves. It's not necessarily the outcome. 4) What is it that brings you joy? What is it that brings you the most satisfaction? Cassandra asks here what satisfies you at a deep soul level. She's not just talking temporarily but deep soul-level gratification. Identifying what drives us the most is a major component of gift identification.5) What is the happiest day of your life?She's not talking about the time she met her spouse or time she got married or met her partner or whatever the case may be, you've had a baby. Cassandra thinks of deeper than milestones. Like how do you live that out? What is it that you're doing? Where is it that you're going? Are you traveling? Are you staying still? Are you reading? What is the happiest day of your life? 6) What values do you have that you are not willing to compromise on? So often get into business because we're not willing to compromise on a value that we find out only later on in the business. So we have to bend; we have to compromise; we have to shift. Do you want to know more?Start believing, digging, and uncovering what your gift is by listening to our podcast below!Key points:Rediscover your passion.Motivate yourself to get your day-to-day tasks done.Want to have personal and professional growth.Achieve results.Share knowledge, experiences, skills, and talents with others out there.Tweetable quotes:“I'm aware of my value levels so that I'm able to create these boundaries from protection and from a love perspective.” - Cassandra Shuck“I believe that everyone has something true to themselves that they understand.” - Cassandra Shuck“I love the fact that my clients are making money and their businesses are growing, and they're getting to live out what their true dharma is.” - Cassandra Shuck“I am not willing to compromise my time with family. It's just a non-negotiable for me.” - Cassandra Shuck
Starting her career as a chiropractor, Dr. Angela Martin-King loves analyzing how animals move, the manner that the bones work inside a body and know how things are built from the inside out. So it was a no-brainer for her to move into the science field and help people heal because she had many instinctual gifts to offer.Sharing her experience as an “animal whisperer,” Angela talks about animals being a lot more fun than humans as they don't extract the energy out of you. Also, compared with humans, animals get better faster, and you get rewarded more than once.But just like so many spiritual and Pathak people, Angela was hit by a major burnout and had to learn new ways to heal herself. And so, after years of experiencing deep and rapid healing, she becomes a spiritual awakening catalyst, a chiropractic doctor, and a soul-fire practitioner! Calling herself a healed healer, this becomes her starting point to help others achieve extraordinary results in their lives.As Dr. Angela explains in her podcast, she emphasizes that if the unconscious mind is cluttered with misbeliefs and old things that you were told not to do, accessing the gifts can become difficult. People have to clear out of the unconscious mind and limitations that are crowding out that gift because trying to access something through fear or desperation can be even more challenging. She insists that it doesn't work like that when talking about real, spiritual, and unique gifts. (More information about these gifts are discussed in her podcast)Talking about mosaic analogy, she realizes that when we get into the multi-dimensional space, we see different facets of who we are all wrapped together to create a beautiful, multifaceted soul. Figuring out how amazing it makes her love the spiritual work even more!Sit down and relax as you listen to the therapeutic podcast of Dr. Angela Martin-King!Key Points:Gain awareness about your dreams, fears, and assumptions.Envision reality without compromiseDefine what fulfillment looks like.Shift to an empowered mindset and perspective.Design your own terms happiness and success. Tweetable Quotes:“Let's connect with our youngsters' gifts and believe in them as long as possible without even doubting them.” - Dr. Angela Martin-King“Before we are created, we are the dark. We are also the rich dark soil. And the darkness actually holds the most power for you to create light from.” - Dr. Angela Martin-KingUseful Links:Dr. Angela Martin-King
In a way, all of us are time travelers. If we just pause and close our eyes, we can wander back to our childhood dreams, our failures, and all our first and best experiences that went on forever. But how can we make these thoughts and feelings work for us, and what can we learn from them?In this podcast, Cassandra discusses how, when, and why you can get quiet enough in your life to start connecting the dots and realize how everything makes so much sense. She emphasizes that the roadmap and the blueprint have always been there.However, Cassandra admits that things can be really hard in the moment, especially when talking about bad stories. We can get stuck in the victim mode. This isn't really negative; this just proves to be human and how we naturally progress from time to time. Cassandra stresses that we truly begin living when we cast aside victim mentality and truly become masters of our own lives.As the podcast continues, Cassandra mentions labeling our thoughts and emotions. She believes that doing this allows us to see the real issue at hand and accept it. Some things may be messier than others, but labeling them clearly can help build a roadmap to address the problem.Nostalgic work as it may seem, Cassandra recognizes that pulling the past forward to the present and labeling them can help to energize, move forward, and take on new challenges and opportunities life has to offer.Now, sit back, relax, and listen in!Keypoints:Acknowledge the feelings.Give a deeper understanding of what happened in your past.Learn how to label your emotions to reduce physiological distressBring your reaction under control.Discover the possibilities for what to do next.Cast aside victimhood and be your own champion.Tweetables:“Start looking at our paths, looking at how they intertwine, and looking at the labels that we assign them because everything is neither good nor bad. It has to do with the label we assign them.” - Cassandra Shuck“We are no longer taking things that someone passed to us and just accepting them as fact. But we are creating our own facts, and that's the blueprint of our life.” - Cassandra Shuck“Taking radical responsibility and what your life looks like are scary and uncomfortable as shit. But guess what, this is what we're meant to do.” - Cassandra Shuck
Hiring a sex coach is not as easy as it sounds, especially for men. Not only do you need to find someone best with their work, but you also need to find someone whom you can trust. And, that is the scariest part. Whatever gender it is, both are already judged when it comes to sexual capabilities. The thing is, talking about this issue with men can get pretty daunting.But, hiring an intimacy and love coach can make a lot of difference! Not only does it help you get answers to your questions, but it also enables you to become a better lover with time. Nothing comes easy, and nor does this, but you'll learn more when listening to our audio episode!In this podcast, Jayna shares her experience of shifting from only working with women in love coaching to working primarily with men.A certified intimacy and love coach, Jayna helps facilitate couples and individuals who struggle to maintain their sexual flame while continuously living their lives to a whole new level! She spends 80% of the time doing the mental and emotional work that educates clients on integrating more pleasure and romance into their lives. The other 20% is sex education - knowing the anatomy and learning the body arousal and how to mentally foreplay with people to open up about fantasies and desires.As the podcast continues, she shares her personal experience that brought her to merge love and intimacy and sex coaching. She admits knowledge of sex education as a kid was limited to abstinence. She felt she had little understanding of boundaries, no consent, and felt trapped in doing whatever other people wanted, which left her many scars and substantial sexual trauma. From then on, she started to learn about how important consent was.Diving deep into topics such as being sensual and sensual & being masculine and feminine, Jayna insists that she is here to hold your hand and guide you through the process, take you through steps, not just steps she read from a book, not just steps she heard on a YouTube video, but the steps she went through herself to go from being the victim to being the survivor!Bring yourself in and explore sex, intimacy, career, health, and fitness and how all of these intersect in your life!Key Points:Become embodied and aware of your desires and feelingsIncrease your skills on how to give and receive pleasureUnderstand, listen, and express boundariesLearn how to mentally foreplayKeep motivated around your sex and life goals.Tweetables:“Sex should be enjoyable, pleasurable; it establishes a deeper connection with somebody. And it's only done with somebody who you actually have that connection with.” - Jayna Swan.“If you can have more orgasms at home and have more of that sex life at home, you will actually show up better at work.” - Jayna Swan.“When you become a high value, man, you start to attract high-value women because you're less likely to settle for the woman who doesn't live up to those standards in her own life.” - Jayna Swan.“When I am just being feminine and being in my flowing my energy and dancing on my own in my corner, that's sensual. That's just being a woman.” - Jayna Swan.“To be able to listen to somebody and hold that space without getting emotionally charged is the only way you can really truly help somebody else heal.” - Jayna Swan.Helpful Links:Jayna Swan InstagramCassandra Shuck
Cassandra Shuck gives you a little bit of an introduction of her journey in shamanic healing! As a certified spiritual life and business coach, Cassandra blends the comfort, compassion, strength and wisdom of a shaman to guide you to the internal spiritual healing space of the core and spiritual awakening!In this podcast, Cassandra shares how she finds a mentor and provides you some tangible and tactical tips to recognize the science, patterns, and synchronicities in life and understand what these meant for you.Cut and dried and super strange work – this is how Cassandra describes shamanism several years ago while dealing with PTSD, anxiety, and depression between 16 to 22 years of age. She is more on the traditional and cognitive behavior side of things.As the podcast progresses, Cassandra also shares her struggles as she cascades on to the healing process. One of the books that touches her inner core, “Extracting Lessons in Trauma”, inspires her towards a transformative journey. She realizes that traumas may seem so negative but they can disguise as gifts bestowed upon what you overcame. Dealing with it guides you and sustains you in a peaceful way throughout life.Lo and behold, Cassandra shifts gears from traditional medical systems to the more holistic sides. From yoga, breath work, to reiki, only the latter part serves as a protection to her well-being and becomes a gateway to shamanic healing and practice.Throughout the years of recurring thoughts, random synchronicities, and passion coincidences, Cassandra learns shamanism per se and its tools extensively from shamanic mentors of Hawaii, Columbia, and Mexico – to name some.Cassandra artfully integrates spiritual studies, self-empowerment, shamanic teachings, yoga, meditation, and energy healing as ways to your most life-changing journey!Learn more of Cassandra's core life shifts and how shamanism help her turn life around and empower individuals to open their minds and hearts for a transformational journey!Listen to our podcast below!Key Points: Get into the right state and know.Develop keener awareness of emotions and feelings.Find answers to questions, good and bad.Clarify on what to do in a difficult situation.Let intuition guide you.Tweetable Quotes:“Notice the signs, notice the synchronicities, notice these pieces, and start to come back and say yes to them.” - Cassandra Shuck“Calling our heart that's what actually leads to kind deeper level of trust, growth, and opinion.” - Cassandra Shuck
Ditch your money blocks, own your worth, and get into that next level you've been waiting for! If you're a full-time entrepreneur, a side hustler, a newbie starting your own thing, or simply someone who just wants to get into the next level, then you know there is this poor money mindset that you need to break up, so it will hold you back no more. In this podcast, Erin gives tips on shifting that mental space to get desirable results. A Money Mindset Mentor and Soul Fire Ignitirix, Erin spends many years coaching women who want to succeed in their business. Among the very common issues, she encounters those who never feel they are having enough. Erin believes that each person just needs to ease the anxieties that lurk in their minds and push them more until they succeed. In her practice, Erin adds shamanic work to help further clients discover what holds them back from living their best and wealthy lives.Erin emphasizes that when people embody a proper money mindset, the financial life flows towards the energy they give it. This means when one focuses on believing, making, and having more than enough money, one will start living in abundance. As the podcast continues, she shares her experience before her college days. They were living enough, but comparing her life to people with varying financial statuses made her feel unhappy because of the huge discrepancy. Only later she realizes that when you focus on lack and scarcity, then that will be your sole experience. Erin insists that anyone can get to the things they want without too much pressure. The thing is you have to believe that you are in control of your money and you will get there. But if you think you will mess up, then you will never hit your numbers. Now sit comfortably and listen in! Key Points:Change your mindset about money.Uncover the self-limiting beliefs and money blocks.Get comfortable with your fears.Focus on the things you can control.Set the right intentions and keep goals in shifting your money story. Tweetables:“If there is something that your heart is calling you out to do or just feel that something is so aligned and right and you know you need to be there, then you got to do it and put the money forward” – Erin Newman “You don't have to worry of the things you think you have to worry about as they are causing more harm than good” – Erin Newman “I get to choose my thoughts about money, like I can choose how I feel about this and that I don't have to worry about it anymore. Even if the money is running out, I still get to choose whether I need to worry about that or not” – Erin Newman “No matter where you are, there is a next level, and getting into that next level requires you need shifting your money story because otherwise you wouldn't be there.” – Erin Newman
Why spend so much time worrying about signs from the universe when we have our own internal stop light within us? In today's solo podcast, Cassandra examines what exactly it means to be in touch with your gut. Being in tune with our inner voice can lead to powerful moments of change. It is that voice in our bodies telling us to take an alternative route to work or to skip coffee that morning. Whether it be a subtle whisper or a loud protest, that's our gut and the more we listen to it, the greater we find ourselves living out our lives in alignment with the universe.Cassandra reflects upon several life experiences when trusting her gut helped to overcome longtime fears and obstacles. In one instance, listening to her gut helped to dispel a decades-long fear of swimming in the ocean. In doing so, “going with gut” helped provide a degree of tremendous personal growth.Growth & change. That's ultimately what we as people are tasked with facing on a daily basis. Try to find an accountability partner to join you in listening to your gut. Often, it is the resistance to those changes, and NOT the changes themselves, that can do the most harm to us. So take that leap and listen to today's podcast.Key Points From This Episode:Listening to your gut can help guide you to opportunities of growth.Often, the greatest harm comes from resistance to change rather than embracing it.Fear and distrust can factor greatly in preventing us from living fulfilling lives.The ocean isn't as dangerous as one might make it out to be.Consider finding an accountability partner to help you when listening to your gut.
Coincidences, synchronicities, synergies aren't always worked by the universe, oftentimes it's you embodying it. Today's guest, Monica Canducci, believes in a much bigger picture than coincidences, where alignment and reflections are key players. Monica's work revolves around activations - the mind and body connection. She is an author, Embodied Spirituality teacher, and Transformational Life Coach. To add, she is also the creator of the Move-In Mind™ method and of The Sacred Body™ Program. From her spiritual teachers and healers, she passes on her knowledge through videos, audios, or whatever platform to help women in their life transitions.The coaching space has so many buzzwords like manifestation, alignment, abundance that you seem to be talked about in one perspective, but Monica shifts us to another perspective which is the embodiment perspective. Monica shares with us her experiences the very first time she showed interest in the line of work she's in today. Back in the days, she was also a performer, an artist, we hear the significant experiences she had during those times. Further into the episode, Monica and Cassandra dive deeper into embodiment and its importance. Disclaimer: No Uranuses were hated on during this episode. Curious what this is about? Well, you'll have to keep on listening.Key Points From This EpisodeKnow Monica's own belief about coincidencesHear about one her very beautiful and significant experience as a performerMonica and Cassandra discuss about the importance of being embodiedBacktrack with Monica to learn how she got into her line of workMonica talks about the recent book she wrote - The Sacred BodyTweetables“I feel like a lot of people will say coincidence, and they'll say synchronicity, and they'll say synergies. But what they're not realizing is that you have to be embodied, you have to be present, you have to be aware and take enough pause to realize that these things are happening for you, not to you.” [0:02:41] -Cassandra Shuck“Our whole lives are a process of coming home to ourselves and what we're supposed to do.” [0:22:23] -Cassandra Shuck“The way we, as human kind, exploit nature is the way we exploit our inner resources and it's not good.. It's because we are deeply disconnected from nature and from our bodies.” [0:25:23] -Monica Canducci“Our subconscious will never let go of something if, before trying to let go, we don't build something that is more functional.” [0:26:14] -Monica Canducci“It's these labels and these doubts of intuition that we put on ourselves that we have to do more with the polarity that we see versus the actual item itself.” [0:31:12] -Cassandra Shuck“It's not just about visualizing, imagining. It's really about embodying that change.” [0:40:34] -Monica CanducciMentioned linksMonica CanducciCassandra Shuck
Is being a spiritual coach your life's calling? Do you feel lost, turned to the Universe for help and led you to this podcast? In today's episode, Cassandra shares her experience on how she turns her passion into spiritual coaching.Many ask Cassandra how she started with coaching and encompass everything about the business, mindset, will, growth, development, spirituality, and higher consciousness work. She admits it's hard to explain everything at first. But through decades of experience, she realizes that success starts in a proper mindset to unlock the self's creative potential.Cassandra also emphasizes that each person has a blueprint of lessons. The first mastery of life is always tough in the beginning. You have to take years of trial and error practice until you learn the lessons on the journey and gradually progress.Just like the saying goes, “Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.”Discover more of her journey and get inspired by tuning in to the podcast below! Key Points: Identify and create a vision that you wantLearn from the spiritual coach expertise to modify your goalsRaise your spirits for self-discovery and growthStand-in accountability of your actions.Practice trial and error until you evoke an action plan that fits you.Tweetable Quotes:I truly believe 110% believe that your business and your success are a reflection of your mindset. And your mindset reflects your spirituality in connection to the divine self, a higher source of power. – Cassandra ShuckEach of us is given this blueprint of lessons. We're meant to learn and master if we will turn our life to show up for ourselves. – Cassandra Shuck You essentially learn and master the extraction of lessons quickly. We are responsible for figuring out what is going on in our life and why taking the lesson from it. – Cassandra ShuckFocus only on one part of ourselves, one part for our advancement, one part of who we are, versus focusing on a holistic view of components of the past. – Cassandra Shuck
When a very big coincidence brings a sudden change to your life, both pleasing and unexpectedly unpleasant, how would you feel? The off balance of events would have us feeling stuck, but our guest for today overcame quite the number of hurdles to get to where she is today. A super creative woman and an inspiring cancer survivor, Julia Baldwin Taylor, joins us as we talk about the synchronicities the universe made her experience.Julia is a creative entrepreneur and a transformational coach. She helps passionate entrepreneurs uplevel their income with increased impact and saying goodbye to being stuck at your home office all the time. With Julia, she'll guide you to make life your priority and not feel like a workout. No more burnouts - forever.Cassandra and Julia settle down in this episode and Julia starts telling her story. We first get to know about today's guest and hear about January of 2017, the biggest coincidence in her life, how 27 days apart she and her mom both got diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Learn about Julia's entrepreneurial side as a graphic designer and a coach. She leaves us with a piece of advice as the episode comes to an end. So, listen on and don't press that pause button.Key Points From This Episode:The big coincidence that shaped Julia's life that happened in January 2017Hear about Aligned Adventure and Julia's artistic side turned to a business hustleGet to know what are Julia's biggest core valuesLetting go of what didn't align with herHer peaceful view of passing on to the other sideThe past experience which led her to into coachingJulia shares a piece of advice for the listenersTweetables:“I feel like when we go through these life transitions, and we're starting to shed and strip away and realize that things aren't in alignment of who we're meant to be, other things start naturally popping up.” [0:11:20] -Cassandra Shuck“ Life is not just about making the money, there's so much more to it. And there's so much more than hustling your face off.” [0:16:07] -Julie Baldwin Taylor“Life is too short. I need to go do the things that fill me up.” [0:16:45] -Julie Baldwin Taylor“And when I look back at all the times that I had a really big success or had the inspiration for a really big idea, it always came from this place where I was really connected to that feeling.” [0:29:49] -Julie Baldwin Taylor“There will be clarity coming.” [0:31:29] -Julie Baldwin TaylorMentioned links:Julia Baldwin TaylorJulia's InstagramAligned AdventureCassandra Shuck
What are your values in life? If you can't answer this yet, let me follow this up with another question: What thought processes help you make a tough decision? Alright! This is something to ponder on, and whatever your answers from here are your values. Yes, values influence our decision-making process, and they matter to us. In this podcast, Cassandra will share her own experiences and ways to assess her and clients' values to live a more meaningful way.A Spiritual Life and Business Coach, Cassandra brings her own stories and experience to the table in this fascinating and entertaining podcast. Cassandra shares some of her little fights with her spouse because of having a completely different set of values. From food-based stuff options in the grocery to going to bed, they have different perspectives as they don't put equal relevance to these things. Cassandra realizes that sometimes there aren't enough words to put around to the values when communicating. That's how complex it is, especially in the English language, as this has many words that may mean something or be completely different.Cassandra also emphasizes that values can be different in our areas of life: spirituality, career, family, relationships, personal growth and development, and health and fitness. This is why she further suggests looking at things internally, compare, contrast, and shift the values of what's important to you and why.Throughout the years of coaching and mentoring clients, Cassandra now discovers a new path of pulling and extracting out values, gets to know people on a different level, tries to align values with thoughts, and makes relationships meet between ends.Do you want to learn more?Listen to our podcast below and learn how I can help you understand your values and why it's essential to base it here when making a decision.Key Points:Create a list of your values. Reflect on the values you hold.Refer back to your values when making a difficult situation.Understand that values can change over time.Incorporate values into your daily life to make the best personal outcome.Tweetables:“At the core of every decision, there is a belief. There is something that your soul believes to be true. At the core of every belief underneath that level and underneath that peace you're holding onto, there's a value, and it's something in a cellular DNA level.” – Cassandra Shuck“Essentially, what we are doing is pulling out and extracting all the values and start to compare and contrast across the dimensions of who you are, as a human.” – Cassandra Shuck“COVID is the time when we are intimately close with our significant others. We get to live in this phase of communication and are quickly able to see any gaps that exist.” – Cassandra Shuck
It's double the fun on today's episode as Cassandra is joined by Jennifer and Stephanie PageWise as we continue to learn about the synchronicities they experienced that made them cross paths to a happy ever after. Our amazing guests are happily married and both do quantum relationship coaching working principally with the LGBTQ+ community. As we hop on the discussion, Jennifer and Stephanie tell us about their first meeting that was a big synchronicity from the universe. We hear them talk about their relationship and they give us an insight on the three pillars required for a successful relationship - self-love, communication, and boundaries. Their relationship had also experienced a pause and both of them went through their individual journeys to healing, personal growth, and spiritual growth. They both found interest in A Course in Miracles which became their middle ground into getting back together. As a couple, they let us in on their journey together after the breakup. And as you continue listening up until the very last minute, Jennifer and Stephanie give their one piece of top advice for a relationship. Listen on and hear their inspiring story!Key Points From This EpisodeThe big synchronicity that was Jennifer and Stephanie's first meetingHear them talk about the 3 pillars for a successful relationshipThey talk about their individual journeys towards personal growth and spiritual development Jennifer and Stephanie look back at their time apart and the healing process they did for themselvesAfter their breakup, they found a middle ground and reconnected through A Course in MiraclesThey reflect on their journey together on their growth as a couple and their spiritualityHear their one piece of top advice for a relationshipTweetables“Everything is built on that foundation of self-love, self-awareness, self-understanding, self-compassion, and all of those lovely self words.” [0:24:49] -Cassandra Shuck“Who are you and what do you love? And when you know that, everything else can come after it.” [0:48:10] -Jennifer & Stephanie PageWise“Learn who your authentic self really is. Get in touch with that being. Know what makes you tick, what do you love, what gives you passion, what promotes that amazing feeling inside of you, and be that.” [0:48:24] -Jennifer & Stephanie PageWise“We have the right to choose who is in our inner circle.” [0:49:32] -Jennifer & Stephanie PageWiseMentioned linksEnchanted AwakeningsEnchanted Awakenings FacebookEnchanted Awakenings InstagramCassandra Shuck
Where has the Sh*t's About to Get Crazy podcast gone?! So many loyal and eager listeners have been wondering what happened. Was there a tragedy in the family? Business folded up? Did we lose our microphones? None of the above! In fact, as you will hear from the first episode of season 3, life has been busy. In the spirit of keeping the content fresh and the product equally as exciting, Cassandra took some time away from the microphone this summer to enjoy life and realign her efforts. (This will probably become an annual vacation!)In today's (abbreviated) podcast Cassandra provides a look back upon seasons 1 and 2. She also teases what will be forthcoming over the PLANNED 38 EPISODES of season 3! (Side note: In the spirit of keeping the SEO as broad as possible, the “Sh*t” has been dropped from the official podcast title) But don't worry! Cassandra's content has never been more raw or colorful.So tune in! The new format sets a solo-guest-solo cadence of episodes so as to focus on implementing the life skills presented from the guest podcast to our own personal lives. Let's go!Key Points From This EpisodeCassandra fills in the audience as to where she's been.Focus on self-improvement and genuine wellness themes with a new format.Explains the higher purpose of the podcast with teases of upcoming guests.Reflects positively on both the past & future of the podcast.Cassandra informs the audience that some episodes will be pre-recorded in advance since she will be on maternity leave beginning in November (yay, exciting!)Mentioned linksCassandra Shuck
From a joint roundtable podcast to this one-on-one podcast, Cassandra is joined by Julie Gordon White. From Cassandra's first impression of her radiating a cool vibe, Julie also has a cool story that she shares with us in this episode. She has been a serial entrepreneur her whole life and a wife and mom of 3. As an award-winning entrepreneur, business coach, bestselling business author, and TEDx speaker, Julie has proved her entrepreneurial skills at the early age of 10 when she wrote her first business plan and sold items door to door. Fast forward, after college, she took up a corporate job which she spent eight years perfecting her business sense. Then Julie touched base with her entrepreneurial roots again after becoming a mom and leaving her corporate job. She is now the Chief Coach and CEO of The WELL. A new addition to her entrepreneurial endeavors is Bossa Bars which produces energy bars for women in the menopausal stage of their lives and was created just as COVID started!This episode touches base just about anything entrepreneurship-related. Hear the stories Cassandra and Julie exchange as you continue to listen in on this episode. Don't press that pause button or you'll miss out.Key Points From This EpisodeJulie shares her entrepreneurial background starting from the age of 10 until working in corporate to having her own companyShe shares about the fascination she had for selling companies which she made into a multi-million business before the recession hitLearn about the major synchronicity in Julie's life which was meeting her husbandHow Julie supported the women in her coaching program when COVID started by not charging them for a yearThe Bossa Bars - the energy bar for menopausal women; a business Julie birthed during COVIDTweetables“Most women don't think about selling a company, they build it for flexibility or passion, but they don't think about the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.” [0:04:51] -Julie Gordon White“There's a lot of parallels and trying to do something that I think a lot of women lean into from a business perspective, especially from a product perspective: We try to meet the need that we have.” [0:21:18] -Cassandra Shuck“To me that's what came out of COVID that it's time to go way beyond your comfort zone. Do something for the community that you love, add yourself and just knock it out the park, have some fun with it.” [0:38:55] -Julie Gordon WhiteMentioned linksJulie Gordon WhiteBossa BarsCassandra Shuck
When focusing on your own mental health reconnects you to your true calling, our guest for today's episode experienced an unexpected change in 2018 that led him on a path towards a career change. Eric Almeida on a regular day at his day job suddenly had a panic attack which to him was a sign from his psyche that something needed to shift. Eric shares to Cassandra his story and how random coincidences make up his current life and career trajectory. Eric is an EFT practitioner. He is also the founder and CEO of Eric EFT. You might be wondering what EFT is. Well, the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a mental health practice in which you tap on acupressure points on the body to calm down the fight, flight, and freeze response a person experiences, also called “tapping.” Eric is an emotional healer focused on helping and guiding his clients towards embracing their true selves. He uniquely accompanies his clients in the process of releasing their past emotional baggage towards self-fulfillment.Continue listening and hear such an engaging episode full of stories and realizations.Key Points From This EpisodeHear about the various paths Eric took before becoming an EFT practitionerThe panic attack that put him on the right pathEric explains what surface level issue isWhy Eric prefers EFT compared to other forms of talk therapy Eric's journey to getting to EFT and helping his clientsTweetables“We need to teach resilience, and encourage resilience in all of us regardless of age, that life is hard.” [0:31:38] -Eric Almeida“We all need to have those inner introspective journeys on our own, and stumble through life until we figure it out.” [0:33:08] -Eric Almeida“What forced me back onto my path was a panic attack. It was my psyche's way of coming up behind me with a mallet and knocking me on it and dragging me back.” [0:34:15] -Eric Almeida“Things could happen to be easy and things could line up and things could be synergies and coincidences. Or they could be the fact that you're on your path and you're doing the right next best step.” [0:34:49] -Cassandra Shuck“Just listen to yourself and listen to the world around you because you will get more than one sign.” [0:36:41] -Eric AlmeidaMentioned linksEric AlmeidaTake A Breather PodcastCassandra Shuck
When everyone wants to avoid the talk of death, there are people who can support and help you accept the other side of life. In today's episode, Cassandra has an amazing conversation about death and rebirth with Claudia Goetzelmann. Wanting to be a voice to help change the narrative around the formless life, Claudia helps us understand her profession as an End of Life Doula. Claudia Goetzelmann is truly global person, having lived on 4 continents. German-born, she is now based out of Venice Beach/ LA California. At this moment she is spending time in Germany in order to support her parents during Covid.She spent most of her life traveling & working around the world as a Fashion Advertising photographer, capturing amazing places & beautiful faces for varied big companies and fashion brands. In 2017 after a heart wrenching divorce and ‘death of her old self' as she calls it, she became a certified End of Life Doula. At the conclusion of 2018 she completed a Spiritual Life coach training and founded Permission to Bloom coaching. She is currently studying Trauma and Grief Therapy with Dr. Gabor Mate as she would like to add this module of tools and knowledge to her coaching practice. When asked she says she is now combining all her gifts, talents and wisdom to help others live a more empowered and authentic life.If you're one to run away from the topic of death, you should listen to this conversation with Claudia. She beautifully explains the topic that lets you understand it and not fear it.Key Points From This EpisodeWe learn how Claudia became a “global citizen”Before adding a new profession, Claudia started out as photographerClaudia helps us understand what being an End of Life Doula isHow Claudia wants to be the voice of taking away the stigma viewed around deathHear from Claudia why people fear the topic of deathHow Claudia introduces the topic of death and rebirth to her coaching clientsTweetables“When we envision that we are going to die one day, then maybe, hopefully, we appreciate the journey is really short and short journey much more consciously and live more fully and live our dream and and are more aware and awake.” [0:11:56] -Claudia Goetzelmann“Anything that's hard or uncomfortable is viewed as negative versus viewed as opportunity for growth.” [0:16:40] -Cassandra Shuck“It's okay to make these mistakes, fall down because through that we also learn.” [0:29:21] -Claudia Goetzelmann“How quickly can I get up and see that this mistake has actually a lot of nutrition for me to move forward instead of falling into a victim mode.” [0:29:32] -Claudia Goetzelmann“The mistakes can become beautiful coincidences or synchronicities or guides to your next path or purpose in life.” [0:30:00] -Cassandra ShuckMentioned linksPermission To Bloom CoachingPermission To Bloom InstagramPermission To Bloom SoundcloudClaudia Goetzelmann websiteClaudia Goetzelmann InstagramCassandra Shuck
When it's about coincidences, our guest today has been in tune with the universe multiple times to have experienced this. And other times it was a hit over her head with a message. It is her belief that everything's a message from the universe and all it takes is to let your soul speak up.For today's guest, Cassandra is joined by Sonia Iris Lozada. She's an actress and poet hailing from Los Angeles. From opposite sides of the coast, the two of them chat about perceptions and switching in your life.We get to know more about Sonia as she lets us in on her past and what brought her to a place of perception. From the desperate actor she once was in the tough acting scene with casting directors, producers, etc., understand how she was able to change her perception and what made her change it. As a poet, it took 10 years to get back on track with writing. With terrified yet determined thoughts she finally published her poems in 2016. Sonia didn't limit herself and it was all thanks to her will to change perceptions that made her thrive.Wait there's more! Hear Sonia read two of her beautiful poems for us as you listen on.Key Points From This EpisodeWe dive down into Sonia's pastSonia recalls about her acting career and her career as a published poetHear Sonia read her poems “Tomorrow” and “No”Sonia shares a piece of advice for those who are set in their perceptionTweetables“When you're desperate in any part of your life, you really need to change that. Because you give your power away when you're desperate.” [0:02:25] -Sonia Lozada“And I think if people did a lot of self reflecting questions, they would know what they expect, what their perceptions are.” [0:10:28] -Sonia Lozada“You don't realize the magnitude of stuff that you're carrying that isn't yours.” [0:12:03] -Cassandra Shuck“We have this tendency as human beings to have the positive affirmations, the praises go in one ear and out the other versus repeat.” [0:14:10] -Cassandra Shuck“If I was to die tomorrow, I would make the unknown known. I'd face the unknown I was so afraid of as I choose my life today.” [0:17:24] -Sonia Lozada (an excerpt from Sonia's poem “Tomorrow”)“Embracing you tight, releasing with love. Thank you fear.” [0:22:16] -Sonia Lozada (an excerpt from Sonia's poem “No”)“Sometimes fear is just here to teach us a lesson, but then we have to let it go.” [0:22:50] -Sonia LozadaMentioned linksPoetic ResurrectionSonia LozadaFollow: Akashic Dreaming Through TimeInspire Me: RawInspire Me: PerceptionCassandra Shuck
You wouldn’t realize how the Universe is full of synchronicities or how every dot in your life is really connected until it happens to you. Nate Rifkin is a prime example of how dropping out of college became a sign from the Universe that would eventually lead him to where he is today. To know about Nate’s story a little, he used to be suicidal and drank alcohol every morning. He dropped out of college, went broke, bankrupt, and even worked on the street corner waving around a sign to afford rent and food. But he’s managed to grow from his challenges, find love, and now has an amazing life. A major key to his transformation has been expanding his awareness of how the universe works.As we get into detail in this episode, we experience with Cassandra and Nate how the synchronicities in Nate’s life all unfold. You’ll hear him realize in this episode more events that even he didn’t know were actually connected. The hits and misses that led him to integrate in his new path practices from the Daoist tradition.Get to hear a love story as well. You’ll be amazed to hear how Nate and his wife crossed paths multiple times before they knew each other. Both from the east coast, the two had been moving around the same time from Florida to Colorado to that one store in Broadway Street then finally meeting on a dating site.For those of you desiring to break free from a frustrating life, speaking from his experiences, Nate encourages daily practice of getting centered and stillness, with meditation or any kind of activity that will help you get back to self. Listen in now.Key Points From This EpisodeNate shares about the moment he decided to drop out of collegeNate realizes along the way the numerous synchronicities in his life The hits and misses he encountered in building his previous businessesNate getting into Daoism with the influence of his former teacherHe recalls the many instances he and his wife almost crossed paths and finally meeting through an online dating siteHow you can turn your life into a blossoming one by having a daily practice of getting centeredTalks about his newly released book The Standing MeditationTweetables“If something's on the to do list for your life, you're going to be nudged there.” [0:09:30] -Nate Rifkin“You have to have some kind of yearning or pain in order for the openness to hear what's going to take you to the next level.” [0:20:01] -Nate Rifkin“We should know what we want, but it’s really having that openness and perception to say ‘maybe this isn’t what’s best for me.’” [0:43:16] -Cassandra ShuckMentioned LinksNate RifkinThe Standing MeditationCassandra Shuck
Cassandra heard you and is back with a solo episode! For the past couple of months, Cassandra has been focusing her energy and time in practicing the art of zooming out. Try out this practice when you’re in an unideal situation, like in a trauma or just going through difficult times.There’s a lot that’s been going on around the world with COVID-19, the COVID-19 vaccine, the economy and so much more. It’s not a situation where we want to make sound decisions as we fall into victim mode. And for Cassandra, there are also things solely happening to her with her business and being pregnant. Everyone’s in an overwhelmed state of mind, and Cassandra shares with us how people tend to zoom in and forget to see the beauty of witnessing the bigger picture. So when in doubt, zoom out and see how the dots connect and synergies happen when we get a bird’s eye perspective of our situation.She invites everyone to spend some time being intentional and practice how to ‘zoom out’ with a quick mental training exercise at the end. Key Points From This EpisodeCassandra shares what’s been going on latelyThe concept of “when in doubt, zoom out” - to start to look at everything in a grander scaleHow all the events that’s happening causes victim mentality and leaves everyone in a state of overwhelm Cassandra tells us how important it is to see the bigger picture Tweetables“We need to get into a practice of zooming out when we’re in our trauma response.” [0:00:51]“I'm going to see the natural positives. I'm going to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I'm going to see all of the good things that come out of it.” [0:07:00]Mentioned LinksCassandra Shuck websiteCassandra Shuck FacebookCassandra Shuck InstagramEmail: hello@cassandrashuck.com
SummaryIn this episode we’re joined by two type 7 enthusiastic boss women for another interesting conversation. Taking pride in how her name gives her the edge, especially in the business scene, Garrett Wood is an Executive Coach, Author, Podcaster, Venture Catalyst, and soon to be mother! We’re taken into Garrett’s story how a girl from Chicago made the big move to Boston and all other challenges to be overcome. While there, Garret was able to start her own business in 2014 and hinted to us how simple you can start a business with Gmail, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PDFs. The connections she had played an impactful role when she first started. Garrett shares a very memorable and surprising memory to her that left a big impact on the first year she started her entrepreneurial journey. Now, Garrett is living her best life and she wants you to live your best life too! As we go along into the episode, hear more about Garret and the work she does. Cassandra joined Garrett on her podcast, so check that out too!Key Points From This EpisodeGarrett gives us an insight on who she is Garret shares what a Venture Catalyst is and how it piqued her interestHer big move to Boston from ChicagoGarrett acknowledges how connections played a role when she started her businessGarrett tells us how she accidentally made $30k when she launched her business in 2014What the 1-on-1 work has done for Garrett’s businessThe thing Garrett dreamed up but thought was way too big to take action onThe dream home Garrett manifestedTweetables“I feel like so often (women) get stuck in this perfection cycle and we don’t actually birth the thing.” [0:07:20] -Cassandra Shuck“If I needed to start a business I’ll birth it because I didn’t have anything else.” [0:08:11] -Garrett Wood“It’s a lot to process rock bottom with someone else and not judge yourself.” [0:20:31] -Garrett Wood“If you look at business on just a 1-on-1 level...solopreneurship type level, a lot of what we’re experiencing we don’t realize we’re attracting.” [0: 22:35] -Garrett Wood“You may have been too early but it’ll still be worth it.” [0:31:24] -Cassandra Shuck“It’s those crazy people who make it.” [0:32:19] -Garrett WoodMentioned LinksGarrett Nicole Wood websiteDare To Move PodcastGarrett Wood InstagramGarrett Wood Facebook pageCassandra Shuck
SummaryAlignment. Awareness. And all things synchronicities.From the complete polar opposite side of the world, in New Zealand, joining Cassandra Shuck in today’s episode is Joanna Walden. She’s a consciousness visionary, transformation coach, speaker and author of The Inside Hustle. Joanna always lived her life around synchronicities at an early age and gaining influence from her mother. Hear her express her adoration and passion with the subject as the conversation goes along. After experiencing a life in advertising, Joanna felt that she needed to live a life of deep fulfillment which she wasn’t “in there” yet. Experiencing her own challenges at the beginning of the year, she tells Cassandra the moments when she felt everything started to fall into place in her life. Hear how her recent synchronicities which, at first, had her feeling on pause but then it was really nudging her towards a complete breakthrough. Coming back to self, Cassandra and Joanna tackle how today’s world is doing hinders our process of that coming back. Don’t hit that stop button just yet, enjoy listening to this passion-filled conversation with us!Key Points From This EpisodeWe hear Joanna’s early experiences with synchronicitiesThe first step that Joanna did on her own to get involved in the spiritual centerHer resolve that she was meant to live a life of passion and purposeShe briefly shares about her book The Inside HustleThe moment when everything started to fall into place for JoannaHow all that’s happening in the world hinders the process of coming back to selfJoanna’s recent synchronicities that came upTweetables“We literally came into this life with everything we need to meet our destiny and live our life as we intended to come in with.” [0:12:25] -Joanna Walden“...When you just start to acknowledge that it is in there some way shape or form somehow, and start to just trust and really tap into the self and spend way more time on the relationship with yourself than anything outside of you. And then it all starts to come together in a much more powerful way.” [0:12:31] -Joanna Walden“It’s a process of listening, it’s a process of remembering, and it’s a process of surrender.” [0:13:30] -Cassandra Shuck“We've all got to be really radically responsible now for how we're showing up in the world and what we're bringing to it and where we're at, you can't think that that doesn't affect everything else.” [0:18:00] -Joanna WaldenMentioned LinksJoanna Walden websiteJoanna Walden InstagramJoanna Walden Facebook pageThe Inside HustleCassandra ShuckJoanna’s audiobook is coming soon!
Show NotesWhat is the magic we bring to the table? Dan Mangena is of the belief that there isn’t a mysterious nuance to the talents we have in our lives. At times, we must simply exist, reflect and allow for those talents and gifts to reveal themselves on their own terms. Life is a spectrum of experience propelling us into our calling. In this podcast, Dan takes us for a tour of how we can allow our hearts to guide us into our greater purpose.Dan originates from East London of the United Kingdom and currently lives in Cabo, Mexico. Father of a blended family, Dan speaks, writes books & generally empowers people to be enthusiastic about their lives. He reminds us that there is MORE and that life is not merely a series of tradeoffs. Dan helps to guide people into understanding that there is a purpose driven life that can be fulfilling and gratifying.Dan touches base on how sometimes people can fall into the trap of basing their worldly opinions from their limited life experience. In the same manner, it’s important to remember that there is a higher perspective that sees more and ensures that our talents are discovered.As the podcast continues, Dan expands into his life experience and explores what success & failure happen to mean in our lives. He talks about some of the lower points of his life, contemplations of suicide, and how he was able to overcome the negativity and depression in his life to pursue a fulfilling existence. All it takes is baby steps in the right direction. Dan covers how likely it is for people to succeed when they can touch or feel their goals.Ultimately, Dan encourages us to be disruptors within our lives. We are in control of so much and likewise our own greatest advocates. Instead of operating from unconscious impulses, we should develop a conscious relationship with what we are thinking, how we are feeling & thinking. From there, we can change habits and behaviors. Listen in!Key Points:Try to find the blessing within the mess and avoid white-knuckling life.Learning about the “ego” in a sense of death and rebirthSetting & achieving goalsIdentifies the pitfalls of instant gratification & its allure within our society.Warns against the risks of outsourcing our thinking and its impact on our Free Will.Tweetables:“I don’t think there is anything mysterious about the magic that we are.” - Dan Mangena“We do have an opportunity to live an abundant, joyful, purpose driven life.” - Dan Mangena“The more time we spend time on things we don’t have direct influence over, the less impact we will actually have.” - Dan Mangena“At the end of the day, we are going to be remembered for the impact, the footprint we leave on people’s lives.” - Dan Mangena“Democracy is the freedom to hold an idea even when other people don’t agree with it.” - Dan MangenaUseful Links:Dan MangenaCassandra Shuck
SummaryToday, we’re visited by a business sister in the digital marketing space and currently running two businesses. Tameka Allen has a passion for helping women heal from infidelity through The Healed Heart. Aside from that, she also owns a Digital Marketing Agency, Allen Digital Group. As we go briefly into who Tameka Allen is, the youngest of seven siblings, she started her corporate career in Human Resources. Ten years into HR, she felt the need to shift and do something different. Taking a step into entrepreneurship, Tameka was coaching on the side and learning to market her coaching business. That’s how she veered from coaching to started taking VA services; it came naturally for her. The digital marketing stuff was a no-brainer for her. And in 2015, she finally took a step out of corporate. We hear about Tameka’s takeaways from 2020, the hectic year and the realizations about the need continue the conversation on Diversity. She continues to share with us a report she read on the financial gap of Black American women business owners from other ethnicities. And she tells that there’s also a colorism within her own black community and her firsthand experience. That’s how she advocates the importance of diversity not only in her business but also in the space she occupies. And as you listen further, Tameka answers what people can do to continue the conversation and change the game of diversity. Join us in this eye-opening conversation and listen on.Key Points From This EpisodeBrief intro on Tameka AllenHow she started in coaching and veered into digital marketingTameka’s takeaways from 2020Tameka shares about the American Express State of Woman-Owned Businesses ReportColorism in the black communityDiversity in businessTameka answers what people can do to continue the conversation and change the game of diversityTweetables“While there is competition, it’s more of why can’t it be just collaboration.” [0:02:12] -Tameka Allen“The further we get away from the traditional corporate life the more it feels like that’s not the end-all-be-all.” [0:13:28] -Tameka Allen“Connect with someone that’s not gonna be biased at how much they know about you, whether they even like you, but who’s gonna be honest with you on what this journey really really looks like.” [0:51:50] -Tameka Allen“Invest in Black Women-owned businesses because that’s gonna help close the financial gap.” [0:53:01] -Tameka AllenMentioned LinksAmerican Express: 2019 Report on the State of Women Owned Businesses The Healed Heart PodcastAllen Digital Group websiteAllen Digital Group (Facebook)Allen Digital (Instagram)Allen Digital Group (Youtube)Cassandra Shuck
Summary:From music to digital marketing, the inner rockstar in Glenn Allen shifted and switched his calling quite a few times until he found his destined path in the marketing space. One thing you should know is that Glenn does things a little bit differently. To backtrack a bit, our guest today started out as a multi-instrumental musician with the Berkley College of Music however ended up teaching music and starting his youtube channel sharing how to write songs and the works. Coming up with ideas on how to monetize his current situation, he started creating digital courses and marketing himself. Next thing, he’s in a different place, running a business helping musicians launch their digital courses. Now he consults creative entrepreneurs on their marketing & positioning.So many times throughout his life and entrepreneurial journey Glenn always had a vision of what he thought he was gonna do. He’s faced down a fair share of “nopes” & rejection during the course of his life. But, in learning to let go of those negative things he discovered there’s a greater purpose and realized that things do come full circle for you. The path wasn’t smooth at all, Glenn switched businesses and some things restricted him. We dive into those as the episode progresses.Stay on this episode and hear about an amazing surprise Glenn has for you! There’s a freebie awaiting. Check out the “mentioned links” section for the link and grab it now.Key Points From This Episode:Hear Glenn’s backstoryCome to the realization of playing a game he didn’t need to be playingLearn about how he does things differentlyDiving into the evolution of his Youtube channelsHow a path was paved as Glenn transitioned to Marketing Tweetables:“In learning to let go of those things...there’s a better purpose.” [0:01:12] -Glenn Allen“The fact that you were literally all of your former clients or former versions of your clients and how that synergistically ties together, it makes perfect sense of who you were meant to serve and how you were meant to serve them.” [0:14:42] -Cassandra Shuck“When things you are supposed to do keep calling you, even though they may not be successful, they continue to call you sometimes louder and sometimes more efficient in other ways.” [0:15:39] -Cassandra Shuck“Clarity sells, confusion repels.” [0:25:36] -Glenn AllenMentioned links:The Glenn Allen Show (website)The Glenn Allen Show Youtube channelThe Golden Lead Magnet (freebie) Cassandra Shuck
You wouldn’t believe it but she can be the bridge between the cognitive mind and intuitive feeling. It’s gonna be a new and improved Stacked Against starting today a.k.a “Sh*t’s About to Get Really Crazy”. In this episode we have Malorie Nicole, our first guest in this newly rebranded podcast. Diving into Malorie’s past and the progress towards her current life as an entrepreneur. She’s the type of entrepreneur who can’t be at home 365 days a year as she’s always drawn by the need to meet people. Malorie saw parallels before she started her own business as she was stuck and lost when she was experiencing physical symptoms affecting her health. She describes it as “one big synchronicity.” From a health coach to being a business coach, Malorie felt some resistance two months after starting her business. There were self-doubts as a newbie in the business coaching space and suddenly she gets attraction from fellow business owners who had been in business longer than she has, asking mindset help from her.We always wonder how some life events are perfectly intertwined in our lives while others don’t. The realities coming together and that “Now-I-Get-It” moments are what we can describe as synchronicity. Malorie dives into synchronicities and how they are external validation or proof that you’re doing the things the highest/greatest self has the capability to do. There’ll be times where part of your business you’ll not be jolted/excited about everything anymore and in the long run you’ll realize why and that’s how synchronicity takes into play in your life. A little reminiscing as Malorie goes back to the event Cassandra and her initially meet.Continue on listening and learn more from Malorie and Cassandra as they start to get really crazy. Join us.Key Points From This Episode:Quickly touch base about the rebranding of Cassandra’s podcastTalks about synchronicities in Malorie’s businessBacktrack into Malorie’s pastDiving into a resistance after her decisions Goes into the money worldTweetables:“When you’re not seeing synchronicity and when you’re not aware of the things happening, you are completely unaligned and you’re not really on the path you need to be on.” [0:04:47] -Malorie Nicole“A lot of the things in our personal lives tend to represent and pull in things into our business life.” [0:06:47] -Cassandra Shuck”There are so many different signs and so many different paths that cross that bring us to where we’re supposed to be if we’re willing to see it and allow it to be easy.” [0:26:08] -Cassandra Shuck“It being easy doesn’t mean that you don’t sometimes have to be brave.” [0:23:20] -Malorie Nicole“Money is a big piece of resistance and a big piece of fear for most. And money is the invitation to actually get to do the things calling unto your heart.” [0:23:46] -Cassandra Shuck“When we fixate on trying to understand it we block ourselves from receiving it anyways.” [0:30:38] -Malorie Nicole Mentioned links:Abundantly Clear podcastMalorie NicoleCassandra Shuck
In Part 2 of the podcast, Cassandra delves further into her self discovery while at Rhythmia. As you may know, Cassandra has done a lot of work that relates to her loss, but this was a whole other level she didn’t expect. Up until that point on the night of the very first ceremony, Cassandra focused more on ayahuasca as a drug rather than a medicine. But as she got there, her mind was set at ease and a lot of her anxieties, after watching how these group of humans interact and the amount of respect, love, and admiration that they have for the plant, was released. Well, there was still a bit of anxiousness left but not to the point that she’d turn around and run. The three days she was there were different experiences on each day. Continue listening to this episode to hear a more personal and detailed experience of Cassandra’s stay at Rhythmia, the Ayahuasca Ceremony, and what she felt after everything. Also, Cassandra mentions that there are new things to expect for this podcast, so if you’re curious listen on.Key Points From This Episode:Detailed experience during the retreat at RhythmiaExperience with Ayahuasca CeremonyChat about breathwork The 4 different ways ayahuasca will speak to peopleTalks about her celestial surgeriesMentions her 2 intentions she wants to focus onGetting into higher states of consciousness without using plant medicine Something new to comeTweetables:“Different levels of consciousness and different levels of connection with higher self can be done just from being present.” -Cassandra Shuck“I see this as being a coming of age ceremony…and experience for kids and teenagers who are stepping into who they’re supposed to be and trying to figure that out.” -Cassandra Shuck“When you’re on a spiritual path there are so many things lining up for you. And there are so many things working in your favor if we allow ourselves to see them.” -Cassandra ShuckMentioned links:Cassandra ShuckRhythmia Life Advancement CenterCassandra Shuck’s Rhythmia Link: 877-835-1811Stacked Against Episode 1
We’ve always talked about the raw stuff in every episode of Stacked Against but in this episode, you’ll be hearing something different from that. Cassandra will be redefining her new normal and redefining who Cassandra really is. She hashes through her experience at a three-day retreat at Rhytmia in Costa Rica. Cassandra shares her personal experience using the ayahuasca plant medicine. Being the Type A that she is, the decision to the retreat was all backed up with research and a few questions prepared beforehand back in December 2020. In Part 1 of the podcast, Cassandra fast forwards to the day before flying out to Costa Rica anxious of what was about to come. Going there with the goal to heal her mother wounds but led to many other things, as well. Wanting to release her fear, her need to please, and her desire to fit in, she hopes that this retreat would be the solution to finally getting rid of it.Key Points From This Episode:Detailed experience during the retreat at RhythmiaExperience with Ayahuasca CeremonyChat about breathwork The 4 different ways ayahuasca will speak to peopleTalks about her celestial surgeriesMentions her 2 intentions she wants to focus onGetting into higher states of consciousness without using plant medicine Something new to comeTweetables:“Different levels of consciousness and different levels of connection with higher self can be done just from being present.” -Cassandra Shuck“I see this as being a coming of age ceremony…and experience for kids and teenagers who are stepping into who they’re supposed to be and trying to figure that out.” -Cassandra Shuck“When you’re on a spiritual path there are so many things lining up for you. And there are so many things working in your favor if we allow ourselves to see them.” -Cassandra ShuckMentioned links:Cassandra ShuckRhythmia Life Advancement CenterCassandra Shuck’s Rhythmia Link: 877-835-1811Stacked Against Episode 1
Summary:This mom knows how to have fun! With the dream of becoming a mom, our guest for today has accomplished it four times! Brittany Crane is a mom of four who lives for the adventure. She mentions that being a mom just fits well with her nurturing side. As the podcast deepens, you’ll listen to her helping herself through an acquired understanding of self-compassion. Now, she helps other women, moms, and wives live their best lives through self-compassion.But it wasn’t all fun and adventure for this resilient mother of four. Being stacked against severe postpartum depression, especially after her third baby, Brittany describes that her hormones went crazy, and she felt like she didn’t have a support system. For over a year, Brittany struggled with bouts of depression alongside therapy sessions. She started diving into self-compassion and better understanding herself, and she was able to pull out of depression. During a drive during a family trip, she had a moment that God told her to get out and play, that she had one life, and she needed to live it by doing things she enjoys. That was the turning point. So, she put herself back on the priority list and started doing things for herself. That led to the creation of the Get Out There Girl brand and to write a self-compassion workbook. She took everything she learned from therapy and compiled her knowledge into the self-compassion study.Listen in with Cassandra and Brittany and hear how being stacked against something can lead to a life full of adventures, not only your own experiences but with other people. Come along this journey, and let’s play.Key Points From This Episode:Backtrack with Brittany on what it was dealing with postpartum depressionLearning about self-compassionHow Get Out There Girl startedBrittany shares about her self-compassion workbookHear about Brittany’s adventuresThe three things they do for every Get Out There Girl RetreatTweetables:“Self-compassion was just making it so that I realized I was a human and perfection was not possible.” [0:11:05] -Brittany Crane“It’s so easy to be compassionate for that friend, that sister, that relative...but it’s that ‘self-compassion’ that really gets so so many people hung up.” [0:13:48] -Cassandra Shuck“I literally thought that I had to be mean to myself in order to achieve great things.” [0:16:09] -Brittany Crane“Self-compassion is way more motivating than being critical.” [0:16:19] -Brittany Crane“Once you start applying that compassion to yourself, it spreads to those around you.” [0:16:49] -Brittany Crane“I still think that validation is a basic human need, but I don’t go searching for it anymore from other people.” [0:20:47] -Brittany Crane“Moms gonna have fun too.” [0:30:49] -Brittany Crane“Live your best life… Everything you need is inside of you.” [0:31:26] -Brittany CraneMentioned links:Get Out There Girl website Get Out There Girl Instagram Get Out There Girl FacebookFrom Poop to Gold Podcast Cassandra Shuck
Summary:Taking inspiration from Gandhi’s philosophy, Sunil helps people sharpen their intuition. He makes sure that every decision you make is the right one. Intuition Guru, Sunil, dreamt of becoming a bus driver as a child. The fascination of getting paid to have conversations, provide value to people, and dropping them off at their destination was the ideal dream job for him. That’s how we started off with this episode. We get to know more about Sunil’s personal aspects. We continue with asking Sunil what was or has been stacked against him and then he starts to enumerate three distinct happenings. Onwards, we focus on talking more about Intuition which is this episode’s main subject. “Don’t make assumptions” the one thing you shouldn’t do with intuition. Take it from Sunil and start listening to your intuition. We carry on the conversation to knowing about trusting your intuition and which gender has the better intuition. We learn that intuition is a two-way street. We also tackle how intuition can be beneficial in being an entrepreneur. Tune in this episode and you might just hear Sunil give us his top intuition trick!Key Points From This Episode:The assumptions you shouldn’t make with intuitionThe trust conversation: advice on trusting your intuitionTalks if there’s a gender that has better intuitionIntuition is a two-way streetYou and your company’s purposeSunil lets us in on his no. 1 intuition trickTweetables:“I tell people to pay attention to positive and negative signals because they’re the ones saying it’s the right decision or wrong decision. When they make the wrong decisions they waste time.” [0:04:34] -Sunil Godse“Intuition is a combination of head and heart.” [0:18:51] -Sunil Godse“Intuition leads to your values.” [0:20:13] -Sunil Godse“One of the pieces of pivotal work that changes and shatters everything is where do those things intersect of who I actually am being. If you know that and you’re unshakable in who you are, it’s easy to get these intuitive hits, questions, downloads, proposals, offers.” [0:21:16] -Cassandra Shuck“In a scientific perspective, women are better at intuition than men because there are more neurons going in between the left and the right which means the head and heart are better balanced than men.” [0:21:39] -Sunil Godse“You don’t separate corporate you and personal you. There’s gonna be times personal you comes in over time.” [0:34:01] -Sunil Godse“There’s that butterfly effect that happens just because you think you’re trying to be someone that you’re not and that’s where you lose yourself and your company.” [0:34:50] -Sunil Godse“I need those 24 hours to make sure I’m not making an emotional decision. That I’m actually making the right one and I’ll test my intuitive signals based on that intuition.” [0:46:05] -Sunil Godse“My intuition has to be able to believe that your messaging is exactly what’s gonna happen and that keeps me as a customer.” [0:51:30] -Sunil GodseMentioned links:Intuitionology WebsiteIntuitionolgy Podcast seriesIntutionology Facebook PageIntuitionology Instagram Email: sunil@sunilgodse.comCassandra Shuck
It’s a different situation when your health is affected. In this episode, we dive in with Julie’s journey with Rheumatoid Arthritis or “RA” as she uses throughout the podcast. But before that, we first did a quick getting-to-know. Wanting to find a little more open space, Julie made a move to Colorado to raise her children where they could be outside all year round. Being in her early 30s, a newly single mom with three young kids Julie was diagnosed with RA in 2004. After learning about her RA diagnosis, she decides the western life seemed fit despite being on 10 medications. She then transitions how the western route was not working and it sparked to her that changing her lifestyle was a need. Dave Asprey was an integral part of her health journey. Do you ever get that feeling that you’re at your best (but not really)? That’s how Julie would feel every time she’d be asked if she was recovered. She doesn’t feel like she’s recovered because today she’d feel her best but six months later she’ll feel that her health is at its best than before. It has taken three years to get Julie to where she is now, pain-free, having her energy back, and no more brain fog. She figured that the root cause of her illness was toxicity which she’s still working on.As Julie continues with her RA recovery journey, she has also been helping people with autoimmune challenges plus a little extra love for those in the RA community. She works on lifestyle changes with people struggling with autoimmunity specializing in RA. Her passion led her to launch a new program “RA The Right Way” focusing on the 5 pillars: diet, stress management, sleep, movement, and detox. In the podcast, we continue to delve into Julie’s insights on her experience with RA and her other programs. Continue to listen in as we find out more about Julie’s RA story!Key Points From This Episode:Diving into Julie’s journey with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)Her transition from only taking meds to changing her lifestyleWhat sparked within her to start her own coaching businessShe talks about her programs that could help people with autoimmunity and with RATweetables:“When you’re in that space you really don’t have a choice, it’s sink or swim. It’s survival at that point.” [0:10:26] -Cassandra Shuck“So much of the healing journey is listening to your body.” [0:17:55] -Julie Michelson“The more we grow the more we know what we don’t know.” [0:18:57] -Julie Michelson“Everyone at this point who I’ve talked to, I’m talking with is living through something that’s now being stacked against them.” [0:27:24] -Cassandra Shuck“Your diagnosis doesn’t matter.” [0:28:16] -Julie MichelsonMentioned links:Julie Michelson Website Julie Michelson Instagram Julie Michelson Facebook
Joining us today is a budget-obsessed gal, who’s also a mother and wife born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. Melissa Blandford is a money and personal finance budget coach as well as juggling a daytime job at an insurance company. Her talent in budgeting and handling finances all came from first-hand knowledge, which you’ll hear as we listen on into this episode. Following it up with a Master Financial Coach training with renown personal finance coach Dave Ramsey and his group, Melissa was now well-equipped to help people with their money.Cassandra and Melissa quickly dive into having Melissa introduce herself through a few quick fire questions. As they progress, you’ll hear Melissa’s backstory on how she started taking budgeting seriously. By listening to Dave Ramsey and learning his methods, the next 2 years she and her husband paid off their combined debt. At the time her life was crazy and stressful, she didn’t have any plan for getting rid of debt. It was important to her, but there was no “how” associated with the challenge. In time, she and her husband were able to tackle it together. Getting out of debt was life-changing and the opportunities offered to her since have yielded substantial benefits. Melissa tells her journey & scarifies on what she had to do and what sacrifices she made to be able to do everything she has done. Her eventual goal is to relocate to the desert of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It all starts with getting a realistic view of where you are. Once you come to know yourself and become comfortable with the “how” in going about the plan, that is the best way to start.Go ahead and click play to hear Melissa’s interesting journey to becoming debt free. She just might drop some of her top secrets on how she did it.Key points:Her backstory on why she started budgetingHow she and her husband paid all of their debtsTips, tricks, and thoughts why they should pay off debt and howHow important it’s to be debt free during COVIDThe relationship between you, your money, and your budgetThe importance of having a budgetHer piece of advice for those who’s in the “I need money help” situationTweetables:“The number one thing you need is to have a budget. You absolutely need to have a budget. There’s almost no way to be successful without one.” [0:12:15] -Melissa Blandford“Figure out where you are and then start with all the must haves and just work your way down the list.” [0:12:39] -Melissa Blandford“The woman who can learn a concept and then run with it. I don’t want to have to be your coach forever, in perpetuity.” [0:16:26] -Melissa Blandford“There are so many things that you can go without, if you have a better reason to go without than you do to get the stuff.” [0:23:24] -Melissa Blandford”That ‘why’ is massive in any sort of financial work or even business planning and business work. If you don’t have a why and if you don’t have that purpose then it’s just really following someone else’s prescriptive program...” [0:23:33] -Cassandra Shuck“That resiliency is the long term sustainable aspect of really anything.” [0:25:27] -Cassandra Shuck “It’s an ongoing relationship that you have with your money and your budget forever.” [0:25:54] -Melissa BlandfordHelpful Links:Melissa Blanford CoachingMelissa Blanford on FacebookMelissa Blanford on InstagramCassandra Shuck
Summary:Every person who has experienced planning events will know how it will drain the life out of you. Think you’ll be able to smile throughout all that chaos? Well, our guest in today’s episode can. Your events won’t be boring and basic when you’ve got Amanda Hudes, your go-to woman for all things event planning. She realized her childhood dream of being a fashion designer, nutritionist, detective, and lawyer through her event planning business – Smiling Through Chaos. Amanda is an Event Planner that will help you look and feel your best through nutrition, fashion styling, exercise guidance, reiki, relaxation, and yoga.Smiling Through Chaos translated to event planning when Amanda broke through her depression. It’s all about celebrating life by helping people have amazing events and feel their best at their events. That’s why people, her clients, feel her passion because she has an extreme passion for helping people have the best day ever and have a great experience leading up to it.We transition into what’s new and exciting in the industry of event planning. Because of quarantine, Amanda created new services from listening to her clients and to be able to accommodate everyone. Watch out for “The Experience” and “Quick Weddings.” Her new book “Smiling Through the Chaos of Wedding Planning” became a best seller on Amazon.Curious how Amanda is able to smile throughout all the chaos in what she does? Don’t miss out! Click on that play button and join us!Key Points:Amanda’s previous childhood dreamsHow she was able to realize all of those dreams into what she does nowWhat makes the best eventHow the pandemic has affected what she does and her businessWhat she does on a daily basisTalks about what’s new and evolving in her businessTalks about her newly released book “Smiling Through the Chaos of Wedding Planning” Tweetables:“I think in life you are forced to smile through the chaos in general unless you want to choose to be unhappy.” [0:13:34] -Amanda Hudes“It’s weird that we live in a world where “How are you?” you are expected to say “I’m fine.” and nothing else… People glaze over and don’t want to hear the rest.” [0:13:48] –Cassandra Shuck“I’m never going there again… I’m never giving anyone the power to affect my emotions to that extent again. And I’m gonna help people celebrate life.” [0:16:06] –Amanda Hudes“I don’t do cookie-cutter. I don’t do the same thing for every event or wedding because my couples are not the same people.” [0:18:45] -Amanda Hudes“The last thing I want is for people to feel that they have to settle because of this (COVID) and have just like a basic wedding, and I don’t do basic.” [0:22: 56] -Amanda Hudes“There are things constantly evolving, but I think something that is huge is that I’m also constantly evolving and growing as an individual which will help my clients.” [0:28:27] –Amanda Hudes“It is about the venue. It is about everything else. But what is it about the most, is your connection and continuing to smile and laugh through the day not until that day. Through years later.” [0:31:43] -Amanda HudesLinks:Smiling Through Chaos WebsiteSmiling Through Chaos on FacebookSmiling Through Chaos on Instagram
Finding your way through adversity can be a defining moment in your life. Olga Lacroix has experienced many hardships in her life but has proudly conquered them all. Today, she helps others conquer their own battles. In this episode, we sit with Olga to hear her story and find out how she helps her clients. We kick things off with a spot of fun and give Olga a series of rapid-fire questions. Digging a little deeper, she then takes us through her professional history, talking about her stints in social work, and more recently, as a mindset coach. As our conversation continues, Olga explains why she pursued a career in social work, touching on her medical experiences as a child and why it is still considered a miracle that she is alive today. She elaborates and tells us how on her eleventh birthday, she decided she was born to help others. A key theme of today’s episode, we talk about resilience, and ask existential questions about the trait and whether or not people are born with it. This takes us onto the topic of Olga’s childhood in a war-torn country. She tells us about how terrorists kidnapped her 13-year-old brother and subjected him to various tortures. Subsequent to his release, Olga then explains why she and her family fled to Canada. In the latter minutes of the show, we find out from Olga about her transition from social work to mindset coaching, and why a life in law couldn’t have become a reality. To find out more about Olga’s life and incredible work, be sure to listen in today!Key Points From This Episode:● Hear about Olga’s professional background.● Olga tells us about her mission to help people.● Some of the lessons Olga learned from being a medical miracle.● Hear Olga’s thoughts on resilience.● Olga talks about the Colombian conflict and civil war.● Why Olga and her family had to flee Colombia.● What convinced Olga to pursue a career in social work over law● The transition from social work to mindset coaching.● Hear about the self-doubts Olga had making her transition.● Some of the types of clients that Olga sees.● The advice Olga has for people making their own transitionsTweetables:“After recovering from a coma caused by appendicitis, it was my eleventh birthday and I realized: I’m here to help. Since then I’ve been giving back to my community.” — Olga Lacroix [0:06:52]“My mom was a pro bono lawyer, so that helped me realize that there is always a way to help people.” — Olga Lacroix [0:08:00]“When I talk to people about reliance, they have two mindsets: I’m either they’re born with it, or they naturally learn it over a period of time when overcoming something.” — Cassandra Shuck [0:12:15]“One thing I’ve always done since an early age is self-reflection and journaling. This helped me understand myself better.” — Olga Lacroix [0:15:10]Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Cassandra ShuckOlga LacroixOlga Lacroix on InstagramJourney to Happy PodcastNelson MandelaWayne Dyer
Show Notes:What does it mean to be in a fulfilling meaningful relationship with someone? How do intimacy & sex complicate that relationship? Enter Ken Blackman, known relationship coach who’s guidance for couples seeks to foster deeper relationships between partners. In this podcast, Kevin delves into the complex dynamic of how relationships can often bring out both the best (& worst) in people working together. Ken draws from years of experience in coaching couples to provide sound advice in helping partners meet mutual goals: both professionally and sexually.From a coaching perspective, Ken believes that perception remains one of the strongest influences in our personal relationships with others. Projecting negativity can manifest poor life experiences. However you feel about yourself is also what you are destined to attract. As feelings about ourselves change for the better, so will those forces gravitate towards us. Mentors are instrumental in helping us see ourselves differently and drag us out of ruts.They help us to relate with ourselves and others differently.Ken explains about deconstructing historical stereotypes of gender roles within society and how they influence our interpersonal relationships. Helping people recognize WHAT goals people seek out in others and within their relationships has become Ken’s focus. There is no new “model” or template by which to set relationship roles. There is no “producer” or “protector”, so Ken is working on organizing that modern dynamic in his new book.Ken's primary Key Performance Indicator by which he measures relationship success is: Are they generally happy on a day to day basis - do they operate from a point of generosity? (willing to give unto the others) In a happy relationship people look for ways to serve others. Society will sometimes try to whitewash a stigma of women being primary breadwinners within a household. Couples that are attracted to Ken are normally when SHE is stepping into her power and how to go about setting up that dynamic. That dynamic isn’t flipped, it is dismantled and requires an entirely new mindset for a prosperous future.Key Points From This Episode:-Lasting relationships require partners to recognize and nourish what the other brings to the table.-Ken explains Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for good relationships.-There is no secret formula for setting a baseline of relationship dynamic in society.-Sometimes the greatest barriers are those that we create for ourselves.-Much of the techniques used by Ken are from experience with previous couples.-Challenging societal stereotypes can be a challenge in changing public opinion on breadwinners in relation to gender roles.-Reforming corporate stereotypes with relationships can help modernize the workplace.-As a woman steps into her power, couples need a new understanding of their relationship.Tweetables:“In a healthy relationship, couples are looking to do more for each other.” - Ken Blackman (26:47)“In clients (men) you work with, these are common threads (gender societal stereotypes) that are put upon people.” - Cassandra Shuck (17:56)“We no longer operate from that old (traditional) model of masculinity.” -Ken Blackman (18:57)Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Cassandra ShuckKen BlackmanSex & Connection Blog
Having studied math and sociology in college, Jacqueline Kincer moved into real estate before later becoming a stockbroker. Now she’s the CEO of Holistic Lactation — a company that provides breastfeeding solutions. While Jacqueline’s journey may not make sense on paper, everything she’s done has contributed to her entrepreneurial success. We open our conversation with Jacqueline by exploring her background and what inspired her to become a lactation teacher. After sharing details about her career, Jacqueline unpacks how the previous roles in her life have added to her sense of purpose. We dive into the lessons that she’s learned and how adversity has built up her confidence. We then discuss how she grew her business while caring for her young kids. Linked to this, Jacqueline opens up about how she redefined her business on her own terms and why embracing her situation as a mother helped her add greater value for her clients. Near the end of the episode, Jacqueline highlights the gifts she experienced in the first year of running her company before leaving listeners with advice on overcoming difficult times. Tune in to hear more of Jacqueline’s insights on building a business.Key Points From This Episode:Jacqueline chats about who she is and why she became a teacherExploring Jacqueline’s experience of college and her early careerHow Jacqueline transitioned from real estate into stock brokerageCreating a business based on your passionWhy every step in Jacqueline’s journey was valuable in building her businessHow rejection worked to build up Jacqueline’s confidenceWhat Jacqueline did to learn about the lactation industryGrowing your business while caring for your young kidsHow Jacqueline added greater value for her clients by redefining her business on her own termsJacqueline opens up about the gifts she enjoyed in her first year of businessHear Jacqueline’s advice on dealing with a downturnUsing the pandemic to re-evaluate your life and set yourself up for successTweetables:“My love of teaching comes from my first-grade teacher who inspired a love of learning that never died.” — Jacqueline Kincer [0:04:48]“To me, my journey from stockbroker to stay-at-home-mom to doing lactation made a lot of sense. I learned confidence, how to sell without selling, and how to serve and help people.” — Jacqueline Kincer [0:15:50]“Entrepreneurship is a humbling journey until you find your strategy and get your momentum going. ” — Cassandra Shuck [0:17:24]“We have this definition of what someone else’s business is and what works and how we should present ourselves. But that’s not what makes your business. You are what makes your business.” — Cassandra Shuck [0:27:03]“In my first year of running my business, I learned the skill of doing less. I stopped putting pressure on myself and just did what I could do.” — Jacqueline Kincer [0:29:31]Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Cassandra Shuck Jacqueline Kincer on LinkedInJacqueline Kincer on InstagramHolistic Lactation Holistic Lactation CoursesThe Breastfeeding Talk Podcast
Show Notes:Personal and business development can never adhere to a singular formula, we are all complex souls, with different tendencies and needs, and fitting into someone else's ideas of happiness or success will leave you unsatisfied and frustrated. Human Design is one of a few modalities that helps individuals discover their own definitions, based on their purpose and what actually lights them up. Here to talk about the amazing power of the ideas of Human Design is Intuitive Human Design Reader, life coach, triathlete, and all-round powerhouse, Kelsey Abbott! Kelsey shares so much great wisdom in today's conversation, from the lessons she has learned on her own journey, to the ways in which she has been able to help her clients access unchartered territories of energy and success. We talk about how Human Design came into Kelsey's life and how it relates to the varied work she has done at different times. The conversation also covers the ideas of the soul's journey — which starts before birth, using your gifts, authenticity, and so much more! Kelsey generously unpacks her role as a Manifesting Generator and how learning this changed her life forever, a story you will not want to miss! To hear it all, make sure to join us! Key Points From This Episode:A brief, six-word description of Kelsey and her personality.Kelsey's current location and the time she has spent traversing the country.Work after college, researching dolphins, and lessons learned about working for free.Kelsey's discovery of life coaching, Human Design, and the idea of the Manifesting Generator.The common thread of curiosity that runs through the different things that Kelsey has done. The extended break that Kelsey has taken from social media and how beneficial it has been. Kelsey's role as an instigator of joy and ways that this plays out in her life. Unpacking Human Design; Kelsey's own definition of our soul's journey.What it means to be a 'Manifesting Generator'; breaking the mold and transcending labels!The other roles that make up the Human Design framework; projectors, reflectors, and more!Self-knowledge and fitting into the tapestry around you.The key takeaways that are possible with a Human Design reading. Kelsey's personal discoveries on her path with Human Design. How to manifest; receiving abundance for your authentic self. Getting away from a one-size-fits-all approach to business and life strategies. Comparing Human Design with other modalities of self-discovery and knowledge.How to connect and work with Kelsey online! Tweetables:“There is a difference between what we put on social media, our content pillars and who we are as a human.” — Cassandra Shuck [0:18:20]“The things that have come into my life from this break from social media are amazing!” — Kelsey Abbott [0:19:11]“When we are lit up, meaning we are doing exactly what our soul wants us to do, our energy becomes sparkly AF, and we elevate everyone around us!” — Kelsey Abbott [0:24:03]“When I learned that I am here to be intuitive for other people, I actually started laughing out loud. I was like, 'Alright universe, you got me.'” — Kelsey Abbott [0:33:59]
Show Notes:In the midst of a challenging divorce, a tragic loss, or a painful cycle of abuse, it can feel like it is impossible to move on. But what if you could use that process of trauma as fuel to reclaim your power and build a life based on liberation and independence? Today’s guest, Nikki Bruno, has done just that and she helps others stage epic comebacks too! Nikki is a life coach, retreat leader, speaker, author, and the Founder of The Epic Comeback, a coaching and mentoring program, podcast, and movement. Through her coaching program, Nikki helps women reclaim their power after being sidelined by divorce, illness, abuse, or loss. She talks about her coaching methodology, how she found her own power, and the importance of building a strong vision. Listeners will also hear about the different types of emotional trauma, and what’s next for The Epic Comeback brand. Tune in today to find out more!Key Points From This Episode:The work done at The Epic Comeback: Working with people to find treasure in trauma.Nikki’s business comes straight out of her personal experience with a high-conflict divorce.How a divorce process that lasts a number of years results in a period of extended trauma.How Nikki got her mojo back, came back to coaching, and put 100% into her business.Nikki’s coaching methodology, heavily based on a concept called post-traumatic growth.How robust and regular fitness is the quickest shortcut to an epic comeback.For Nikki, it is all about power, connecting with our experience and what is already within us.The ten-step process of staging an epic comeback: What are the human qualities we need, what pathways do people follow?The idea that it is not only big events that cause trauma – it can be the little things too.Understanding the concepts of clearing, epic vision, taking action, troubleshooting, and finally, epic launch.Nikki explains her sacred relationship with herself, her desire to have an impact, and to be a strong, positive example for her children.Having and building a strong vision helped Nikki navigate through the dark times in her life.Why Nikki tells her clients that she is a coach and not a certified mental-health professional.What is next for The Epic Comeback brand and Nikki Bruno, such as an upcoming book.Tweetables:“I work with people to find the treasure in their trauma, kick ass in their lives again, and rebuild from life-shattering experiences, including, but not limited to, divorce, illness, a loss, a journey with infertility.” — Nikki Bruno [0:07:05]“I’m going to put everything that I have into helping women to not just live through something life-shattering like this but to use it as a springboard to build and rebuild a life that is based on being free, liberated, independent, calling the shots in your own house, in your own life, and being an absolute boss.” — Nikki Bruno [0:18:29]“After you go through a traumatic situation, you can either let it crush you or you can use it as the rocks to build upon.” — Cassandra Shuck [0:17:55]Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Nikki Bruno on LinkedInNikki Bruno on InstagramNikki Bruno on FacebookThe Epic ComebackThe Epic Comeback Podcast
Show Notes:Values are those non-negotiable principles by which you live your life. No ifs, ands, or buts about it! However, if your lifestyle, career, or clients don’t align with those core values, it can be difficult to live a rewarding and fulfilling life. Welcome back to another live coaching episode! Today’s guest is Jade, who has just transitioned from free to paid astrology services. In this episode, Cassandra and Jade discuss that transition and how Jade’s strong feelings that this is what she is meant to be doing have helped push aside the imposter syndrome. Jade also shares her fears around money and where they stem from, and she talks about the polarities inherent in herself, her personality, and the world around her. Finally, Cassandra speaks about the importance of having unshakable core values to return to, learning to come back into the body, and finding the root chakra, in life and in business. Tune in today to hear more!Key Points From This Episode:Jade shares a bit about herself and her astrology work with listeners.Imposter syndrome is easier to push aside because Jade feels so strongly that this is what she is meant to be doing.In the transition from free to paid service, Jade has a lot of fear around money.Where Jade’s money fears stem from and how astrology has helped her overcome them.Being in control of her own destiny while also accepting that we have no control in the end.How Jade has had to let the various aspects of her personality play together harmoniously.What a Grand Cross is in astrology and how it can create conflict for Jade.Jade talks about having unshakable core values and learning to come back into her body.Continually returning to her root chakra, both personally and with her business.Tweetables:“Astrology is like a scaffolding that I have been able to hang all of the intuition and all of the knowledge and the deep love I had for people – I’m able to hang that all on this scaffolding of astrology.” — Jade [0:01:56]“There’s two ways you can go with [control]. There’s the, ‘Watch this! Watch me blow up, watch me get all the things done,’ and then there’s also the, ‘I don’t know because I need someone to give [it to] me’.” — Cassandra Shuck [0:06:30]“When you said ‘coming back into my body’, that really resonated with me. When I have worked with healers in the past, that is what we’re working on. To stay in my body is very difficult with me.” — Jade [0:10:11]Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Jade MillerCassandra ShuckSourced Strategy Course