The Art of Following Your Heart Podcast

On this episode I talk about the 5 stages of grief and how we, as a collective, are going through a big loss right now.   If you would like someone to talk to, shoot me an e-mail and we can schedule a talk. www.artbynadjah.com

In this episode I share a tool I've been using to neutralize fear or any negative feelings that may surface during this time of the Coronavirus Pandemic, or any other time for that matter.   It may require you to open your mind if you are not into energy or any of those "woo woo" things, lol.  The truth is that it has been working for me and on my loved ones who have let me share this tool with them. If you would like to learn more about this tool or if you would like to try it directly with me, send me an e-mail at nadjah@artbynadjah.com 

In this brief episode I talk about our new options with the Corona Pandemic and how it is totally up to us to decide how to proceed.  

Welcome to Season 3! I know, It's been a looong time but I had promised myself that I would follow my heart and only record an episode if I felt like I had something important to say, I did not want to waste your time.  Well now, for obvious reasons, I feel like I have something I would like to share.  This Coronavirus is not only changing our world but our lives, and like never before, us moms need to stay calm, cool and collected as much as possible for our families and ourselves.  In this episode I share my thoughts on this whole situation and how I've been keeping my sanity.  I hope it helps you keep yours.

As the end of the school year nears, I am ending Season 2 so I can focus on the my daughter, her school activities and summer vacation. My plan is to return in the Fall. In today's episode I talk about how some stay at home moms have a difficult time coming to terms with the fact that they depend 100% on their husbands financially and what to do about it. I believe there is a connection between receiving and how we feel about our self worth. Before I got married, I used to be make my own money. I was very independent and had to answer to no one regarding my finances. Once I got married and then pregnant, my husband and I decided that I would stay home to care for the baby. This decision turned my world upside down. I struggled with having to be 100% financially dependent on my husband. It eroded my self worth and sense of self value. On the other hand, my husband had no problem with being the provider at home, Not only did he have no problem with it, he was happy to do it. Later on, I realized that the problem was all in my own head. It had to do with my own issues. One of the things that helped me overcome this problem to accept being dependent on my husband was when I decided to follow my heart and pursue my big dream of becoming an artist. For the rest of the show notes click here.

In today's episode I talk about the 10 best tips I've found that have helped me get organized and feel more productive when pursuing my big dream of becoming an artist while taking care of my kids. To read about the 10 tips go here: https://www.artbynadjah.com/stay-at-home-mom-blog/10-tips-for-stay-at-home-moms-on-how-to-balance-working-from-home-and-taking-care-of-kids  

Two years after of having her 3rd child, Ursa found herself still very depressed and burned out, barely functioning. A woman who she follows online and teaches women's health and wellness, was offering a certificate course for what she was doing.   A woman, who she follows online and teaches women's health and wellness, was offering a certification course to do what she was doing. This created a spark that told Ursa she finally found something that she wanted to do, something that interested her again. It gave her hope and a dream.   For more show notes click here.

In today's episode I talk to Kayla Goldstein, an accomplished Architect and Interior Designer. She has designed projects across the globe from homes to offices, cemeteries to clubhouses. Starting her career at the age of 19 with a student job as a drafter, she has graduated as an Architectural Engineer and worked in architecture and interior design firms before opening her own business in 2015. Kaylas passion is Interior Design especially for family homes “creating spaces that create memories”. In today's episode we talk about postpartum depression and how she overcame it by deciding to get her new house in order and making it beautiful for her and her family. Living in a space she loved helped her realized that if she was able to accomplish that, she could accomplish other things, so little by little she got out of depression... For the rest of the show notes click here.

In today's episode I talk to Kate Farrall, a stay at home mom artist and business coach for creatives. She gives great advice for stay at home moms who want to start painting but are not sure where or how to start.  For more go to the show notes here.

Vision boards are very popular right now. I remember first reading about them over 16 years ago. In today's episode I talk about one of my favorite tools: Vision Boards. I explain what they are and how to make them in a fun and effective. I've created my own vision boards with magical results. For an example of what a Vision Board looks like, go to the show notes here and take a look at one of my very own Vision Boards that I created when I wanted to become a professional artist.  

In Today's episode I talk with Dr. Jenna Zellars about how she redefined her Chiropractic Practice by listening to her own intuition.   Dr. Jenna Zellars is a dynamic female entrepreneur with a passion for helping others cultivate their own unique greatness within. Her professional career began in 2010 as family wellness chiropractor. Within two years of practicing she had the thriving practice of her dreams but never felt content.   In today's show she tells us how, after several years of spinning her wheels and trying to grow her practice, she listened to her gut and as a result was left office-less in 2016 after the plans for a much larger practice fell-through. As a last resort and blow to her ego, she settled for a tiny one room office where she could still serve her patients.   At first glance, this looked like a setback to her Chiropractic Practice but in reality, this turned out...   For the rest of the show notes click here.

In today's episode I talk to Brigitte Marie Foret, a fashion designer, who decided to follow her dream at 50 years old.  We talk about how she fell in love with fabrics and clothing designing when she was about 10 years in her grandmother's sewing room.   Originally from Louisiana, Brigitte had to leave behind a job she thrived in to move to Texas with her husband and son to open her husband's new company.     She dedicated herself to being a stay at home mom and volunteered at her son's school.   When her son left to go off to college he asked her... To read the rest of the show notes click here. Find me on Instagram at @artbynadjah and/or @theartofollowingyourheart Visit my Website at www.artbynadjah.com Send me your feedback at info@theartoffollowingyourheart.com  I'd love to hear from you!!

In today's episode I talk about what it means to me to follow my heart and how I liken it to being a GPS that can guide you, if you listen to it... Your intuition is your personal GPS.  It guides you moment by moment, in the now. Following your heart is indeed an art. It takes practice and discipline. When I talk about following your heart, I mean listening to that small voice inside of us that is greater and wiser than us: our intuition or Inner Voice. For the rest of the show notes click here.

In today's episode I explain what following your curiosity means and how to do it. I just finished reading "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert, for the second time. I absolutely love that book. So much wisdom. So many gold nuggets in it. So inspiring.This is what stuck to me this time around: "Follow your curiosity." Let me explain. Towards the end of the book she talks about how she decided to follow her curiosity after waiting for the next great book idea that never came. For the rest of the show notes click here.

In today's episode I talk with Rhea Petcher, the creator and producer of Little Stories for Tiny People, a podcast for kids enjoyed by families around the world. Little Stories for Tiny People is downloaded 100,000 times per month.  She is a stay at home mom of three kids ages 7, 5 and 2 and we talk about how she started a podcast reading her own short stories for children and how she self published and illustrated her first book.  For the rest of the show notes click here.    

In today's show I talk with Crystalyn Aucoin, creator of Crystalyn Aucoin Jewelry in New Orleans. She shares her amazing story of how she found purpose through loss and how her jewelry line was inspired. A jewelry line was not always part of Crystalyn's plan however, a major life-altering event changed the course of her journey and her outlook forever. The day that her and her husband found out they were pregnant they also found out her husband had cancer. Crystalyn talks about her signature pendant "The Gratitude Pendant" and how it symbolizes [...] To read more go the show notes.

In today's episode I talk with Courtney Elmer who is a Lifestyle Strategist, Speaker, and Stress Expert dedicated to showing overwhelmed mompreneurs how to Stress LESS and Live MORE. She tells us her amazing story of how after overcoming cancer at the age of 25, she realized that life is way too short to waste any time feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and burnt out.  She offers our audience a FREE 10 question Quiz to find out ....  For the rest of the show notes go to: www.artbynadjah.com/stay-at-home-mom-blog/how-to-stress-less-and-live-more-with-courtney-elmer

Comparing ourselves to others is a slippery slope that only gets us feeling like we are not good enough and that there most be something wrong with us because “such and such” is already living OUR big dream. In today's episode I give you 4 simple, yet very powerful steps to stop comparing yourself to others that I use when I fall into the comparison trap. Has this happened to you?: You are feeling great about yourself. Maybe you are researching about how to start your own business or how to write a book and then you go on Social Media and see a post of someone you've been following, maybe a friend or a relative, and in that post they are announcing that their book has been picked up by a publisher and now they are an official author. Then the inevitable happens: you start to... For more show notes go to:  www.artbynadjah.com/stay-at-home-mom-blog/4-simple-but-powerful-steps-to-stop-comparing-yourself-to-others  

In today's episode I talk with Kelly Drake, creator of the Your Reclaimed Life blog. Kelly is a stay at home mom, who overcame anxiety and panic attacks by decluttering her home. In today's show she tells us how she discovered this correlation, how she applied it and the results she got. I believe that decluttering can change your life. Dive into today's episode to learn more about how it helped. Kelly, how decluttering changed her life and how you can implement what she has discovered into your own life.  Kelly has graciously shared a PDF to help us with where to start the decluttering process.  You can find it below by... For the rest of the show notes click got to: https://www.artbynadjah.com/stay-at-home-mom-blog/007-decluttering-your-home-will-improve-your-life-with-kelly-drake  

Hello and welcome to Season 2 of The Art of Following Your Heart Podcast! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that your new year 2019 is starting with a bang! Today I want to give you two tools from what I call, my Spiritual Tool Box.  These two tools are what I have found help me connect with my intuition more effectively than any other thing. As many of you have heard, meditation is one of the best ways to connect with your intuition/Higher Self/Inner Voice but if you are like me, you are... For more show notes go here: https://www.artbynadjah.com/stay-at-home-mom-blog/two-ways-i-connect-with-my-intuition

Welcome to the last episode of this first Season.  I will take a Christmas break to enjoy my kids and family, I hope you do the same with yours. I will be back for... For full show notes go here: www.artbynadjah.com/stay-at-home-mom-blog/end-of-season-1

In today's episode I talk about fear, the two different words for it in the Hebrew Bible and how we can differentiate them. I'll also talk about what to do with fear and why we should welcome it and embrace it. I believe that fear can actually be a sign that... For full show notes go here: www.artbynadjah.com/stay-at-home-mom-blog/fear-why-we-should-welcome-it-and-embrace-it

Today's episode is about learning to see our hardest times in life as biggest blessings.  Obstacles and struggles are blessings in disguise.  They force us to grow, the force us to learn more about ourselves, about our strengths, our resilience, our grit.   I believe that we are meant to follow our heart and find our purpose in life.  We are all born with a particular set of skills that only us... For full show notes go here: www.artbynadjah.com/stay-at-home-mom-blog/your-hardest-times-could-actually-be-your-biggest-blessings

Today I talk to you about how and why I decided to start this podcast.  I also talk about how having a nagging feeling can actually be a clue that you are being called to do something greater than yourself and how that calling can be the scariest thing you've ever done. Even though I overcame my fears when I started my path as a stay at home mom becoming an artist, now that I have decided to start this podcast, I am reliving... For the full show notes go here: https://www.artbynadjah.com/stay-at-home-mom-blog/why-i-decided-to-start-a-podcast

When I fell into depression while staying home after the birth of my second child, I thought I was the only one feeling like this.  I was so ashamed because I knew that not every mom that wants to stay home with her kids is able to do so.  I hid it for the longest time. I felt lonely, disempowered and lost. The one thing that helped me get out of that dark hole was deciding that I wanted to follow my dream of becoming a professional artist. This episode is about how I followed my heart while being a SAHM. My healing did not happen from...  For the full show notes go back to: www.artbynadjah.com/stay-at-home-mom-blog/my-story

Hello my friends! Welcome to Season 1 of The Art of Following Your Heart Podcast! My name is Nadjah and I am both excited and scared to start this new adventure, thank you for joining me and being a part of it! The first episode airs on November 19th! I am not a professional podcaster, I am just a stay at home mom who followed her heart to become an artist.  I paint large colorful and modern flowers and found success by following my heart and my intuition.  Once again I find myself wanting to follow a calling and that calling is... For the full show notes go here: www.artbynadjah.com/stay-at-home-mom-blog/welcome-to-my-podcast