The Entrepology Podcast

Brace yourselves! This episode of IMPACT unveils a seismic decision that will shake the very foundation of Meghan's world. In this episode, Meghan shares her realization that to take things to a much bigger level of impact, there are things she needs to let go of blindly.  There are things she needs to let go of not necessarily knowing what is on the other side because they are tethering her from the full view.  Moving to the next level is not about harder work, it's about harder decisions. Meghan believes that to lead other people, we have to be willing to lead ourselves not just with our voice, but with our actions. So with that in mind, Meghan has decided to take a sabbatical from the IMPACT Podcast.  She is committed to making huge leaps on an emotional level, on a financial level, and on a ‘potential for failure' level because her vision for impact is huge. Life is less about what you do, more about how you make people feel, and everything about how you choose to show up in the world. But fear not, as Meghan clarifies this sabbatical is not a goodbye in any way. This is not the end of the show, this is the end of act one. Meghan's fearless choice will compel you to examine your life through a lens of unwavering clarity and empower you to release anything that no longer serves your future. Hit play now to embrace the changes needed for your next chapter, your next act.    KEY TAKEAWAYS [01:04] Reflection on Ted Lasso and the power of knowing when to move on [04:45] Exploring the benefits of personal coaching [10:01] Reflections on letting go and moving forward [16:30] Closing this act   HOW TO CONNECT WITH DR. MEGHAN WALKER MeghanWalker.com @drmeghanwalker MEMORABLE QUOTES   “We are walking into the intermission, and one of the things I'll invite you to do is maybe regroup yourself, grab a drink, stretch your legs, but know that the story is not over.”    -Dr. Meghan Walker   “And so this is an act of personal leadership. That may or may not inspire you to take similar actions in your own life and in your own world. I'm excited for this next step.”    -Dr. Meghan Walker   “I'd love for this to be a moment where you two look at your life with ruthless clarity and confidence and acknowledge the things that may not be serving the next chapter, the next act."    -Dr. Meghan Walker   “I have a vision for how I want to live my own life and it is not constantly pushed up against the wall. And I've worked really hard to create certain freedoms in my life and yet I engage in an ongoing manner in the behaviors that keep me pushed there.”    -Dr. Meghan Walker “I have committed six and a half years, 327 episodes of conversations. It has been an enabler of ticket sales and traffic and growth of my clinical practice. It has been a launching ground for new programs and new phases of my life. It is also at a place where I feel like I can tie a beautiful bow on this experience, that I can look at this podcast with immense gratitude for what it has brought into my life.”   -Dr. Meghan Walker  

This week on IMPACT, Meghan welcomes her personal mindset coach Geeta Sidhu-Robb to discuss how you can overcome your fear to become a powerful and abundant woman.   Geeta is a multifaceted entrepreneur, lawyer, and health coach and helps powerful women overcome the inner blocks preventing them from reaching their true potential. She is direct, compassionate, and experienced. She does not hold back because honesty is the only way to heal emotional wounds.    Society trains women to hold back, but being a good girl will inevitably lead to unhappiness, people-pleasing, and a lacklustre existence. You don't need to succumb to the cultural narrative any longer. Geeta teaches you how to face your deepest fears, especially your fear of failure.    Geeta reveals the blinders and traps that keep you stuck playing the good girl so that you can become a woman of IMPACT.   Her motto is “anything is possible. If you can see it, you can do it; if you can dream it, you can make it happen. Listen to this powerful conversation and then get after it! KEY TAKEAWAYS [1:30] Making Internal Shifts  [5:00] Capitalizing on Your Failure  [8:00] Why Women Fear Failure [11:30] The By Product is Imposter Syndrome  [14:00] Moving Through and Past Your Fear  [18:30] The Reality of The Good Girl Payoff  [21:00] Start With Your Deepest Fear [26:30] What Enables Powerful Women  [30:00] Parenting Powerful Daughters  [32:00] What is Feminine Power  [36:00] How Power Isolates You  HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST GeetaSidhu-Robb.com Instagram  Facebook  Lead Like A Woman   MEMORABLE QUOTES “I find the original core problem that you're really afraid of, and then I unpack that for you, and I show you that when you actually look at that problem if it happened you would not die, and then there's an acceptance that takes place when you get there, and you just absorb it.”    -Geeta Sidhu-Robb   “The good girl will never be rich. The good girl will never be happy. The good girl will never have self-respect. The good girl will never have self-love. The good girl will never permeate with lush abundant femininity, because they are directly opposite, so the good girl is never going to be happy, and she doesn't know how to cope with it, so she tries to make it someone else's fault.”    -Geeta Sidhu-Robb    “The one thing I want everybody to think about is that actually the control to change this is in your hands. It's a hundred percent in your hands. Because if you take responsibility for being appalling, then I want you to take responsibility for the fact that you can change that as well. You must. You can't take responsibility for one and not the other.” -Geeta Sidhu-Robb    “The fear of these things will not stop bad things happening to you. So if they're gonna happen, why don't you just have control over your own life instead?” -Geeta Sidhu-Robb   

On this episode of IMPACT, Dr. Patty Ann Tublin reveals how to protect yourself from the biggest pitfalls in entrepreneurial relationships.    Dr. Patty Ann is an experienced psychotherapist who applies her knowledge to coaching high-level entrepreneurial relationships. She helps CEOs and business owners create safeguards that protect the integrity of each relationship they enter into.    Navigating business partnerships and personal relationships can easily fall into chaos if mismanaged. Dr. Patty Ann discusses how you can successfully navigate the three fundamental relationships for every entrepreneur and gives tools to predict and prevent the worst-case scenarios so you can thrive in business and life.    Dr. Patty Ann shows you how to set personal boundaries so you don't lose your identity in your business venture. Your spouse, kids, and friends deserve your undivided attention at home; she teaches you how to create separation between professional and private time to preserve the relationships with your loved ones.    Some entrepreneurs will do anything but create a contract, but these are vital tools that protect you and your partner. Dr. Patty Ann helps you reframe your mindset regarding professional contracts and having an exit plan in writing.   These conversations aren't always easy, but to make an IMPACT in the world, you must lead yourself and your partnerships down a path of integrity. What's an uncomfortable conversation today could be what preserves your relationship tomorrow.    Join us to learn how to safeguard your relationships from the common pitfalls of entrepreneurship.  KEY TAKEAWAYS [1:25] Managing Entrepreneurial Relationships  [4:30] The Gory Details  [5:45] Dr. Tublin's Expertise  [8:10] Managing Personal Relationships as an Entrepreneur [14:00] Setting Intentional Boundaries for Working [16:00] Traps to Avoid in Entrepreneurial Couples  [18:50] Selecting a Business Partner  [22:00] The Importance of Putting It In Writing  [26:00] Crafting Your Exit Agreement  [29:00] Wanting a Business Friend  [32:00] Navigating Gendered Partnerships    HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST DrPattyAnn.com Instagram Facebook    GUEST OFFERING How to Read Body Language: 10 Secret Tools of the Trade - download free report at DrPattyAnn.com   MEMORABLE QUOTES “It doesn't matter what your business is, because it's the relationship aspect that is usually what creates the success, or what makes the success impossible.”    -Dr. Patty Ann Tublin    “It lays out the intentions. It enables you to come together and outline; if we did exit, if we did pull apart from this because things happen in life, here is the behavior and conduct, and integrity that we want to bring to the table.”    - Dr. Meghan Walker  

Do you have the tools to navigate sensitive topics with wisdom and discernment? Navigating uncomfortable situations takes foresight and a willingness to accept how your words IMPACT the outcome of each of your engagements.     On this episode of IMPACT,  Sam Horn joins us for a second round of linguistic wisdom as she breaks down her framework for navigating difficult conversations from her book: Talking on Eggshells. She teaches you how to pause a situation so that you can interact with wisdom, grace, and presence.    The first thought that pops into your head does not always lead to a positive outcome. Sam shows you how to flip the script and shift from shaming to shaping behavior with critical thinking, personal responsibility, and empathy.     Interrupting communication patterns is hard, but Sam's framework helps you master proactive grace and conscious language. Sometimes wisdom means knowing what topics are off limits so you can focus on commonalities instead of frivolous conflicts. Sam explains her theory about quicksand conversations and how she sets conversation boundaries to preserve long-lasting relationships.   This episode will help you navigate any conversation with confidence and grace. Join us to discover the power of intentional language! KEY TAKEAWAYS [2:00] Talking on Eggshells  [5:20] The Origins of The Book [9:00] Stop and Think  [16:20] Own Instead of Other  [23:20] Informed Avoidance  [24:40] Employing Radical Empathy   [31:45] Interpersonal Situational Awareness  [36:40] Life is a Gift HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST SamHorn.com @samhornintrigue https://www.facebook.com/samhornintrigue  https://www.linkedin.com/in/samhorn/ GUEST OFFERING Early Access to Talking On Eggshells MEMORABLE QUOTES “As soon as we have contempt, we have no compassion, because we have come to the conclusion that they're clueless, or that they don't know what they're doing, or that they're stupid, or whatever, and it is the end of compassion and it will lead to conflicts.”    -Sam Horn   “I believe that this book is my pebble in the pond of my legacy, of how we can, even in challenging times, choose words that help instead of hurt and shape instead of shame, and  coach instead of criticize.”    -Sam Horn   “My hope and my goal is for us to understand that life is a gift. And, as the Harvard study found, the number one precursor of a healthy, happy life is good relationships.” -Sam Horn   “We want to turn fight, flight and freeze into flow so that in the moment we can say something that helps instead of hurts.” -Sam Horn   “We're not taught this in school. We're taught math, we're taught history and science, you know, we're taught calculus, you know, are we taught what to say when we don't know what to say? Are we taught what to do when someone's blaming us for something that's not our fault? Are we taught what to do when people are complaining and won't stop and listen? No, we're not taught this.” -Sam Horn

On this episode of IMPACT, Meghan is joined by David Henzel for a conversation you won't want to miss!    David Henzel is a veteran entrepreneur who has taken his talent and skill in being able to design predictably positive and successful businesses and applied it to happiness and mindset in his own life. He doesn't just get a niche and arbitrarily go and design something new. He has a formula for how he designs successful businesses. In fact, David has a formula for how he designs his successful life.    David teaches you to overcome resistance and build habits that create the environment for your dreams to become a reality. You are in control of your destiny, but you have to be bold enough to face your fears to become a person of IMPACT.   His approach to success is simple; form the habits that support your goals instead of waiting for the right mindset to start your journey. It's obvious, yet most entrepreneurs are guilty of this specific type of procrastination.    This episode is your wake-up call to start living a life you can be proud of. Join us for an enlightening conversation about the power of habits, love, and happiness. KEY TAKEAWAYS [3:00] A meaningful conversation [4:45] A multifaceted entrepreneur  [10:30] Starting multiple businesses  [16:00] Recognizing the patterns  [19:00] Developing the mindset  [25:00] Exposure therapy  [27:45] Dismantling your fear [32:00] Managing your happiness [35:00] Structure brings freedom HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST DavidHenzel.com ManagingHappiness.com LoveNotFear.com @davidhenzel MEMORABLE QUOTES “I'm not dwelling that long in emotional states, and if it doesn't feel good I take a step back and contemplate; how can I work around this? How can I fix this? How can I create the environment that makes this easier for me?”    -David Henzel   “I think habits determine everything in your life.” -David Henzel   “Every decision in life you have to make out of love or out of fear.” -David Henzel   “I always use my emotions as a filter. Like do I feel good about something? Then I lean in. Does it not feel good? Then I take a step back and think like why does this not feel good? Is it something that's not aligned with my values? Do I not want this? Or is it something that I actually want but I'm afraid because it's outside of my comfort zone. And then I reframe my mind.” -David Henzel   “The courage won't come in the mail. Competence and confidence is the byproduct of repeated courageous action.” -Dr. Meghan Walker   “I think structure brings freedom and also planning brings freedom.” -David Henzel  

Are you waiting for your ideal customers to come to you? You probably have a list of expectations of your ideal client, but have you ever asked yourself if you are an ideal provider?   On this episode of IMPACT, Meghan will challenge you to evaluate the standards you have of yourself.     She teaches you that the energy you project is reciprocal. The clients you are currently attracting are a reflection of your own energetic output. If you want to level up your clientele, you need to assess what your ideal clients desire from you. Meghan shows that it is possible to effortlessly manifest opportunities and clients by doing the work within yourself first.   You are capable of raising your energetic capacity, building courage, and becoming the person your ideal clients want. This episode will encourage you to ask the right questions and get to the bottom of who and what you are attracting so that you can expand your own capacity and shift into a better version of yourself.    It's time to stop looking outward and take a deeper look at the IMPACT your energy has on the world around you. If you are ready to do the work and become your client's ideal provider, do not miss this episode.     KEY TAKEAWAYS [1:00] Working within our confines provided [1:50] Who is your ideal customer? [3:00] What are you doing to be the ideal provider?  [4:50] Are you equally being the person they want? [5:30] The qualities of your questions [6:30] Who do you need to become?     HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST MeghanWalker.com @drmeghanwalker     MEMORABLE QUOTES “When you are doing what you need to do to sit in a space of confidence. When you are dismantling your own limiting beliefs. When you are taking yourself to the next level, guess what wants to walk through the door…an equal energetic match.”  -Meghan Walker   “The question is not where do I find these rich people who are ready to get well? The question is, who do you need to be to effortlessly attract them into your world?” -Meghan Walker   “I believe the quality of your life is tied to the quality of your questions.” -Meghan Walker   “Who do you need to be to attract your energetic match into your world? Whether that be your job or your ideal client. What needs to come next for you so that you are the person who effortlessly brings those other individuals into your world?” -Meghan Walker

  Are you stuck in an endless self-destructive pattern? Each of us is on our own spiritual journey, and it takes courage to acknowledge our weaknesses, but once you take ownership of your faults you can break free from the paradigm and forge a new path to your authentic self.    On this episode of IMPACT, Meghan shares about her continued commitment to building her WORTH ethic as discussed previously in episode 311 “Why I Burned Out In 2022 & How I Am Going To Fix It.” Meghan details the shift in her physical and mental well-being after she devoted herself to an honest self-assessment. She learned that you can not free yourself from negative patterns until you acknowledge they exist.   The essential you is worthy, although your ego can prevent you from expressing your authentic self. With each experience, you develop new neural pathways and expectations that shape your worldview and behavior. Without healthy self-awareness, you can get stuck in a negative feedback loop. You can break free from learned behaviors, patterns, and the stories that keep you from stepping into your full power.    Meghan speaks to the power of self-reflection and self-love. You can blame others for how they treat you, but you can only control how you treat yourself. As you build awareness of your inner voice, you can repair negative self-talk to stop cycles of endless negativity and self-doubt. How you treat yourself sets the standard for everyone around you. People instinctually pick up on your behavior, so be kind to yourself, and you may be surprised to find that the world is a loving arena to play in.    This episode offers practical tips and tools for building a positive relationship with oneself, repairing negative self-talk, and breaking free from the paradigms that hold us back. Tune in to hear Meghan's inspiring story and learn how you too can break free from negative patterns. KEY TAKEAWAYS: [2:30] Speaking my truth   [4:50] Investing in growth  [8:00] Mind and Body Evolution   [12:25] Treat yourself how you want to be treated [16:40] Be clear about what you want  [19:30] Acknowledging your wounds  [21:00] Busyness is a symptom of scarcity  [23:50] It's not your job to save everyone  HOW TO CONNECT WITH DR. MEGHAN WALKER MeghanWalker.com @drmeghanwalker   MEMORABLE QUOTES: “If you can't treat yourself the way you want to be treated, it is a really hard sell to get other people to do it for you.” -Dr. Meghan Walker    “Get really clear about telling what it is precisely that we want. This assumption that if we're nice to other people they should just know, cause they love us enough, leads us down a dead road of assumptions and storytelling.”   -Dr. Meghan Walker    “What's right for me doesn't have to be right for other people to still be right for me, and it might sound so simple, but it is so profound.”   -Dr. Meghan Walker    “We've been fed a narrative that these people exist in the world who can read every single desire you have in your heart because they love you enough. What if that actually isn't true at all? What if part of your job is to just be really clear on the things that you need to thrive physically and emotionally and with compassion you share those.” -Dr. Meghan Walker    “Sometimes when we are leading a movement, we need to recognize that not everyone is going to want to walk alongside that.” -Dr. Meghan Walker  

Do you have a handle on your finances? Every personality is different, and understanding your financial strengths and weaknesses is the first step to becoming financially empowered!   On this episode of IMPACT, Meghan sits down with Kiné Corder to examine the money-managing archetypes and how to understand your prosperity blueprint. Kiné uniquely blended the world of financial planning and psychotherapy to create Presidential Lifestyle, where she councils entrepreneurs on how to manage stress, family, and finances to build a harmonious life.   Kiné teaches about your money mindset and breaks down the different approaches to money management. By becoming aware of your tendencies to spend, save, and even how you attract money into your life, you can shift into a new phase of prosperity.    No matter what your financial status is, Kiné gives you the tools to remove the emotional burden of financial stress, so that you can prioritize your family, health, and wellness. Prosperity is your birthright, and money will not solve all of your problems. Kiné shows you a new path to financial freedom, and it begins with your mindset!   If you are ready to let go of financial stress and embrace your birthright of prosperity, listen now!   KEY TAKEAWAYS [4:30] Discovering Kiné's why [7:400] Working with women [8:50] Trauma and money [12:00] Negative money spirals [13:00] Emotional Integrity  [16:00] Judgments and Righteousness [24:30] Organizing your life [27:30] Your prosperity birthright [36:40] Emotional Money Management    CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST PresidentialLifestyle.com Instagram YouTube Linkedin TikTok   GUEST OFFERING Free Webinar   MEMORABLE QUOTES “If we are not where we want to be financially, it does not mean that we have to be emotionally drained or down about that. You can have less money than you want to have and still be in integrity.”  Kiné Corder   “Can you shift your prosperity birthright? Sure you can, but that's the work you were talking about. You've got to do your work.”  Kiné Corder   “You'll need emotional mastery and part of emotional mastery doesn't mean that you're good at all the areas of what I call the money cycle, it just means you know which ones are your strengths and which ones you might be challenged with and you work around them.”   Kiné Corder   “I want us to be able to talk about money in a forward momentum capacity while simultaneously honoring the trauma that seems to be triggered when we, when we go there. And the intention here is that we find a way forward so that these two things can move into a state of momentum simultaneously. Because I don't want, I don't want people's progress with respect to money to be shelved while we're unpacking the trauma piece. I actually feel like money can be a catalyst to unpack these components.” Dr. Meghan Walker    “It's really hard to talk about where we could go if we don't acknowledge where we came from.” Dr. Meghan Walker   

Is fear holding you back from living a joyful life? Today on IMPACT, we uncover the connection between trauma and entrepreneurship with Jennifer Gilbert, founder of Save the Date, an elite event planning firm. Jennifer shares how she created an empire by flipping the traditional event business model!   Jennifer turned a traumatic experience into motivation for a joyful life and turned her passion into a highly successful business. She recounts her journey from trauma to empowerment and the emotional rollercoaster in between. Trauma can present itself in many ways, it can be small, big, and over in an instant, but these moments impact us for the rest of our lives, but Jennifer teaches you how to reclaim your power so that you are not ruled by fear!   With fear behind her, Jennifer is now a wildly successful entrepreneur, mother, and author committed to joy, with gratitude and love in her heart! She details what it takes to make your next event memorable and teaches you how to be a master of the details!   If you are ready to end the cycle of trauma and take back control of your life, then tune into this episode of IMPACT as we flip the script on fear!     KEY TAKEAWAYS [1:50] Highlights of Jennifer's career  [9:25] Returning to normal life after trauma  [16:00] Creating a joy-centered life [20:00] Getting over the feelings of shame [22:00] Trauma and Entrepreneurship  [24:50] Trauma is relative  [28:00] Reclaiming your power [32:00] Staying calm under pressure  [36:10] Constituents of an incredible event CONNECT WITH JENNIFER SavetheDate.com Instagram  MEMORABLE QUOTES   “Fear is false evidence appearing real.” - Jennifer Gilbert    “It was just that second, I don't know, but I was just like, you know what! You picked the wrong girl, and I just said to myself, GET UP! This is not your life, and if you allow this situation and this person to derail your dreams and your future, and what you wanted, then he may as well have killed you, so GET UP!” -Jennifer Gilbert    “There is no contest when it comes to how somebody feels about a situation like we're all just in our own stuff, so it's not a, worse or better, it's just a relative.”  [24:50]   -Jennifer Gilbert    “It really is a shift, because once you realize all I can do is control myself when I wake up or control my emotions about a situation, then you take back the power in your life, and so fear doesn't become this huge thing that is looming out there.” [28:50] -Jennifer Gilbert    “Incredibly triumphant things can come out of the face of trauma.”  - Dr. Meghan Walker   “So for me I was like well it already happened and I couldn't control it and I can't control anything else that's ever gonna happen in this life, but I can control myself and I can make a decision on how I'm going to handle this and who I'm going to be afterwards.” - Jennifer Gilbert   “So I think not having fear about what's going to happen allows you as an entrepreneur to throw your idea out there or to say I'm gonna try it cuz what's the worst that can happen, it won't happen. Okay, well so what else? Try something else.” - Jennifer Gilbert  

How do you earn respect?   We often hide behind credentials, but genuine respect is earned by those bold enough to solve problems, lead with intention, and communicate effectively.    On this episode of IMPACT, Meghan is joined by Sam Horn, an accomplished author of 9 award-winning books, an impactful speaker and expert in powerful language who has coached entrepreneurs all over the world. Sam believe one of the best ways we can disrupt the way we do business is to disrupt the way we communicate and together with Meghan, redefines what it means to be a "powerful leader."   Respect is never demanded, it's earned. How you communicate outweighs what you are communicating. Every interaction either builds a relationship or undermines it. Proper communication can empower you and your audience.    Can you summarize your vision in 60 seconds? That's how quickly you lose the attention of your audience! Sam teaches you how to get attention and hold it and how to harness your power through her leadership framework.    Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from a master of intrigue about earning the respect you deserve and becoming a leader with impact!        KEY TAKEAWAYS [7:40] Who is Sam Horn? [10:20] Infobesity into Intrigue  [18:00] Earning respect [21:00] Intentional vs accidental  [24:00] Honoring the room [25:35] Leadership framework  [27:00] Create space for nuance  [32:35] Resentment to rapport  [36:40] Mastering the delivery  [40:25] Powerful language and respect [44:00] Ink it when you think it  [46:45] Talking on Eggshells   CONNECT WITH SAM SamHorn.com Tongue Fu! Talking On Eggshells  Instagram    GUEST OFFERING Early access to Sam Horn's book Talking On Eggshells    FREE TRAINING The 5-Step Action Plan For Practitioners Ready To Unlock Financial and Time Freedom   MEMORABLE QUOTES “Use the word imagine. The word imagine pulls people out of their preoccupation because they're picturing your point! They're not distracted, they're seeing what you're saying.”  -Sam Horn   “We can either reflect what is happening or we can direct what is happening, and if we are paying attention to the nuance, and to what we do want, instead of what we don't, we often can say something that will facilitate that.”  -Sam Horn   “In the real world, there are times we are the messenger of bad news, and we can't change the bad news. We can change the way we deliver the bad news, so at least people know that we care, instead of shrugging our shoulders, not my fault, don't blame me, nothing I can do.”  -Sam Horn   “Richard Branson said, time is the new money. And I think that time is a new trust and the clock starts ticking the second we stop talking. So if we hit the ground running, then people's eyebrows go up and we have earned their respect because we've already delivered value.”  -Sam Horn   "A huge part of leadership is about listening and reading the room." -Sam Horn   “The language we use is so important, as it can either create a sense of powerlessness or empowerment in ourselves and others.” -Sam Horn   "The through line from power to powerful and the thing that enables the zipline from one to the other is work on or acknowledgement of your self-worth. And the deeper your self-worth goes, the easier it is to move towards places that make you powerful as opposed to hanging onto power." -Dr. Meghan Walker   "When we have a rising tide mentality, power is just defined as the ability to get things done. And if we want to get things done, then the more we enlist people and cooperate with them and make it a win for them, the more they will want to do this instead of they have to, or they're being paid to or they're being told to." -Sam Horn   "Our role and goal in life is to be a peacemaker and to see how we can use language and set an example so other people respond in kind." -Sam Horn

This week, Meghan is bringing the heat with a paradigm-shifting episode of IMPACT that will transform the way you approach your business. It's a jam-packed episode that's filled to the brim with 5 game-changing boss moves to help you achieve your full potential as a CEO and leader.   From the very start of the episode, Meghan will challenge your limiting beliefs and mindset blocks that may be holding you back. You'll learn how to get crystal clear on your vision, tap into your inner confidence, and ditch the need to constantly prove yourself to others.   But that's just the beginning! Meghan dives deep into the practical side of running a successful business, providing actionable tips and strategies to help you maintain a strong work ethic and cultivate consistency to build long-term success.   And the best part? Meghan delivers this wealth of knowledge in a way that will leave you feeling energized and inspired to take action. So if you're ready to accelerate your success and transform the way you approach your business, you won't want to miss this powerhouse episode of IMPACT with Meghan!      KEY TAKEAWAYS [2:00] Holding space for your power [6:00] Get clarity on your goals and values  [8:40] Trust your own decisions  [10:00] Speaking from authority [12:00] Rise above the prove it energy [12:49] Self-authorized state [16:00] Fear of judgment  [19:30] Committing to consistency [24:00] The Impactful CEO [26:00] Design your Care strategy   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST   MeghanWalker.com   @drmeghanwalker   The Impactful CEO   Free Training - The 5-Step Action Plan For Practitioners Ready To Unlock Financial and Time Freedom   MEMORABLE QUOTES   “You have to be very clear on the values you bring to the table so you know whether you have alignment from the person across from you.”   -Dr. Meghan Walker    “If you are constantly asking for proof itself or you're finding your patients are constantly asking for proof when they walk into your office, I want you to check in around where the fracture is with respect to trust.”   -Dr. Meghan Walker    “If you are curious about where you might be sabotaging your own success, one of the places I would look at is how consistently you have followed through on your commitments.”   -Dr. Meghan Walker  “A self-authorized state is the consequence of trusting yourself. Trusting that you are in the right place at the right time. Doing the work so that you have the power, and strength to hold a presence in a particular room. Whether that is across from your client or whether that is in decision-making in your business. This ownership of authority is sometimes something we have not been socialized to have.”   Dr. Meghan Walker   “If you make the decision to hand power to this lateral validation crew, then what happens is, you are giving permission to their opinions to set your standard for success.”    Dr. Meghan Walker   “If you decide that the opinions of your colleagues matter, then what happens is, you're going to be held back to the lowest common denominator level.”    Dr. Meghan Walker  

This week on IMPACT, Adele Tevlin is shaking things up with a conversation that may trigger some female entrepreneurs. It's time to stop reacting and start setting boundaries that protect your values.   Are you struggling to express your boundaries? Adele has a powerful message for you. When it comes to contracts, there must be mutual love and respect for each other's non-negotiable values. Adele will shift your understanding of contracts and reveal what happens when you cross boundaries in business.   As a holistic nutritionist and mindset coach for female entrepreneurs, Adele understands the power of contracts as a sacred tool that upholds a code of conduct, even when emotions run high. When you fall out of alignment with the divine feminine and begin acting from the wounded feminine, you may fall into destructive patterns.    In business, anger is a destructive force, but Adele has the solution. By formulating a contract that protects your values, you can avoid toxic behaviors like manipulation and aggression with your associates. Setting boundaries is an act of love for yourself and those who enter into a contract with you. It's time to start operating with integrity and create a sacred contract that truly supports your success.   Ready to become solution-oriented and balance your boundaries with empathy? Don't miss this enlightening conversation with Adele Tevlin.   KEY TAKEAWAYS [4:00] The wounded feminine  [7:45] The energetics of how women do business [10:00] Adele's come to Jesus moment [15:00] The shadow side of the fractured feminine [20:00] Contracts provide clarity when you question yourself [24:30] Boundaries are an act of love [31:00] Your word is law [34:00] Balancing boundaries with compassion [36:00] Conditioned responses  [39:40] Boundaries versus a standard [42:00] Navigating difficult conversations HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST adeletevlin.com   https://www.instagram.com/adele_tevlin/ https://www.facebook.com/AdeleTevlinPage   GUEST OFFERING https://www.adeletevlin.com/infinitewealth   MEMORABLE QUOTES   “When a woman is in her healthy feminine, she's powerful. When she's in her divine feminine, she's grounded, she's powerful, she's full of integrity, she's in her most mature state, but when a woman is in her fractured feminine, and she's got her back against the wall or she's triggered, she goes into things like being a victim. She goes into behaviors like manipulation.”    Adele Tevlin   “It's all unicorns and rainbows when you're happy, but the minute something goes wrong, all of us are primordial minds that will go into defensiveness or reaction, so intelligence is actually low. The contract is there to serve as that sacred template, no matter what the circumstances are.”     Adele Tevlin    "Boundaries are compassionate. Boundaries are an act of love. Boundaries are a communion between two people that says, "I respect you, you respect me." Adele Tevlin   “What am I telling my consciousness if I don't uphold my contract? My contract means nothing. And for me, my word is law.” Adele Tevlin   "When we can heal collectively as women we have the power to really change not just the world but the fabric of how women do business together and the impact that we can have.”   Adele Tevlin   "Most people operate their business with standards rather than boundaries."   Adele Tevlin   "There's a part two of this conversation which is how to have difficult conversations cuz we're not good at that. So I think sometimes we resort to manipulation because it saves us from having to have a challenging conversation. And in our own mind it reconciles the situation to make it the other person's fault.”   Dr. Meghan Walker This episode of IMPACT was brought to you by Practice Better. Visit www.practicebetter.io to learn more and get 30% off your first 3 months on any paid plan when you use the promo code MEGHAN30 at checkout. It's time to say goodbye to a patchwork of software and hello to an organized, efficient practice!

Debt! The conversation no one wants to have but nearly everyone is a part of. This week on IMPACT, host Meghan Walker welcomes back Mary Shores, a 2nd generation debt collector and author of Conscious Conversations. Whether you're in debt or struggling to recoup payments from clients, this episode will give you insight into the emotional aspect of debt collection and impact your approach to finances within your family and business.   Mary teaches entrepreneurs how to approach the conversation of debt with empathy while still being firm on their expectations. Debt collection is not sexy but is vital to your company's survival. In this episode, you will hear about the challenges small business owners face when clients fail to uphold their end of the sacred contract.    This episode is a reminder that you are dealing with human beings who may be facing financial hardship beyond their control, and how you approach them could be the difference between recouping your money or taking a loss. For the clients on the other end of the conversation, this episode will shift your perception of debt collectors who are simply trying to make a living.    This is a conversation that everyone needs to hear. So tune in and get ready to uproot your opinion of debt and your responsibility within The Sacred Contract. KEY TAKEAWAYS [6:45] Embodying spirituality in debt collection [9:10] Shifting the collective consciousness  [10:17] The psychology of debt from both sides  [14:15] The Sacred Contract  [17:00] Engaging in conscious conversations  [23:00] Preventing delinquent accounts [25:50] The Fear of the freakout [29:00] Every patient, every time, everywhere [34:20] Debt is not the enemy [37:40] Teaching kids about finances HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST Maryshores.com @mary_shores Conscious Communications Communication Code for Collectors    GUEST OFFERING https://pages.maryshores.com/communication-code-collectors?r_done=1 MEMORABLE QUOTES   Debt is not the enemy. It's not bad to owe money. You can look at debt as an investment. If you take on debt because it's an investment in yourself or in your business that should be looked at as a very healthy thing. That is a resource that we have a privilege to have, but we shouldn't make the loan the bad guy. -Mary Shores   “It can feel like someone has taken advantage of us. It can feel all different kinds of ways, but I think we don't talk about it, and what we really need to do is have solutions in place, understand this as a business function and a business role, make plans for it accordingly, but more importantly, learn to let go of it!”    -Mary Shores   “When you talk to someone, you're asking them questions, you're getting them to open up. You're getting them to discuss the emotions of it, and what we know from social psychologists is that discussing the emotions behind a feeling helps those feelings dissipate.”      - Mary Shores   "There's a deep shame associated with owing money."    - Mary Shores   "When I engage with someone and deliver a service for someone, this is like a sacred act of my life's work. Like it's not a flippant transaction for me. It is deeply meaningful."   - Dr. Meghan Walker   "How do you approach these difficult conversations?... It will get easier with practice."   - Dr. Meghan Walker   “Higher collections through stronger connections.”    - Mary Shores This episode of IMPACT was brought to you by Practice Better. Visit www.practicebetter.io to learn more and get 30% off your first 3 months on any paid plan when you use the promo code MEGHAN30 at checkout. It's time to say goodbye to a patchwork of software and hello to an organized, efficient practice!  

You officially have permission to be lazy! Yes, you read that right. On this episode of IMPACT, we scientifically dismantle the myth that hard work yields the best results and teach you how to optimize your human potential! This week's guest is the father of biohacking, Dave Asprey. With the help of his revolutionary time-saving approach to health, he has authored 4 New York Times best-selling books and is well on his way to his fifth with his latest book Smarter Not Harder!    If you want to maximize your IMPACT, Asprey's protocol will eliminate hours of unnecessary work and will actually make you more productive than ever. As an entrepreneur, your time is valuable, and fighting your body's natural propensity for laziness is actually hindering you in the long run.    The harder you push yourself, the deeper your body goes into survival mode rendering your vigorous exercise and perfect diet useless. Your body cannot distinguish exercise from survival stress, so those intense workouts convince your body that your life is at stake. Asprey teaches you how to quickly trick your operating system into fight or flight mode and then efficiently reset back into rest and recovery. This quick transition mimics the body's natural rhythm of short bursts of high stress balanced by long-lasting laziness. You really only need a 5-minute exercise a few times a week to produce the best results possible!   Imagine all that you can achieve with all that extra time available to you! In this episode, Dave Asprey, is true to his word and teaches you how to work Smarter Not Harder!   Listen now and get ready to challenge everything you thought you knew about productivity. KEY TAKEAWAYS: [7:00] People want to help you and allowing them to do so is an act of service [8:30] The hero's journey into biohacking  [11:50] The nonsensical surgical approach to children's health  [13:50] Combining the medical mindset with the hacking mindset [14:30] The separate intelligence controlling your body [16:10] Mitochondria are assessing your reality and deciding your fate on a cellular level [20:20] Changing the way your system interprets reality so you can be calm and achieve more [22:00] Manifestation is the process of interfacing with your operating system [25:10] Your lag time on reality gets slower as you age  [30:16] Slope of the curve biology: returning to baseline quicker  [35:10] Very brief bouts of pain spike dopamine and make you happier  [38:00] Focus on building your energy because doing the work without energy is torture [43:20] The difference between the operating system of a man versus a woman  [51:25] You gain courage when you lose your fear of dying  HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: DaveAsprey.com Smarter Not Harder  The Human Upgrade Podcast Danger Coffee Upgrade Labs 40 Years of Zen MEMORABLE QUOTES:   “First thing I would've said would be to understand that people actually want to help you and when you let them help you, you are performing an active service. That would've been really, really helpful cuz I was toiling under the mindset that I had to do everything myself because no one would help me or wanted to help me.” -Dave Asprey   “When you look at the human body, there is probably a separate intelligence running your meat, that is not you and is faster than you!   -Dave Asprey   “There is no one who wants to be healthy as their first thing except people who are incredibly sick like I was when I had chronic fatigue. When you can't get out of bed because you're sick, when you think you might die, that's when you want your health back.”    -Dave Asprey   “When you really learn how to manifest what you're doing is, you're interfacing with your operating system and you're getting in alignment and you're telling it that it is safe and should expect to see something, and when it expects to see something, it will see it and when it sees it, it's real.”      -Dave Asprey   “Your immune cells the mast cells, they're looking for potential threats and when they find one they explode and release all sorts of mitochondrial signaling molecules called inflammatory cytokines, so if you were to just look at mast cells and look at mitochondrial function, you would solve about 90% of what's going on in medicine.”     -Dave Asprey This episode of IMPACT was brought to you by Practice Better. Visit www.practicebetter.io to learn more and get 30% off your first 3 months on any paid plan when you use the promo code MEGHAN30 at checkout. It's time to say goodbye to a patchwork of software and hello to an organized, efficient practice!

The age of transactional care is coming to an end! Artificial Intelligence is disrupting every industry and medicine is no exception. On this episode of IMPACT, host Dr. Meghan Walker tested this theory and asked ChatGPT to create a plan for menopausal women and it formulated a program that could easily replace the first 4 visits with most doctors. What does this mean for care providers? It means that you need to provide more than just the essentials, you need to provide transformational care!   You won't help people by lowering costs, if you want to truly help your patients you need to innovate what you offer. Creating a signature system in your clinical practice, not only helps your patients but also future proofs your business against AI innovations.    Meghan maps out how to design a transformational care plan using her A.C.T.I.O.N framework, just 6 steps that will take your practice to a whole new level to attract clients and keep them. To provide life changing care, you need to be specific about exactly who you intend to transform and how you're going to do it. Serving everyone usually serves no one, so commiting to a niche is an important step in crafting your signature system.   By stepping outside the norms of care, you will set yourself apart from practitioners who are strictly transactional. Creating a system aimed at transformation gives patients emotional support, resources and a deeper understanding of what is happening in their own body.     Want to take this A.C.T.I.O.N framework, break it down to the granular level and build out your signature approach to care? Then join Meghan on March 9th at her Signature Care System Implementation Lab. By the end of the day, you'll have gotten actual work done to create a unique care plan that will attract clients, add another barrier between yourself and a technology like ChatGPT, future-proof your business, and move it away from a series of transactions and into a transformational experience.    Listen to this week's episode and register for The Signature Care System Implementation Lab with Dr. Meghan Walker on March 9th from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m EST at signaturesystem.biz.    Let's set a new standard for care and take your business to a whole new level!   KEY TAKEAWAYS [4:10] Is Artificial Intelligence an existential threat to humanity? [7:30] How AI is quickly going to disrupt every industry, even the medical industry  [12:00] AI is increasing it's intelligence at a compounded and exponential rate [13:30] How to mitigate your risks against AI within your practice [15:10] Leaving the old model behind and forging a transformational approach to care  [20:00] Designing a care plan that enables patients to transform [23:40] Identifying the niche that you are offering transformation to [27:50] Moving away from appointment setting based on blocks of time into the function of it [31:40] Tapping into the  A.C.T.I.O.N framework [44:30] March 9th: Designing your signature care system HOW TO CONNECT WITH DR. MEGHAN WALKER   https://www.instagram.com/drmeghanwalker/   https://meghanwalker.com/   https://www.facebook.com/drmeghanwalker   https://linktr.ee/drmeghanwalker   https://www.impactmedicinebook.com   Signature Care Implementation Lab with Dr. Meghan Walker March 9th 10 - 4 EST - signaturesystem.biz MEMORABLE QUOTES   “This is not because I am sitting her with massive amounts of data and evidence that your particular industry, medical practitioners, naturopathic doctors, functional medicine docs, TCM practitioners, all of you are necessarily going to be threatened by this but I can say it is likely to disrupt what you are doing.”   Dr. Meghan Walker   “When you are delivering a transformational experience, when you design your own signature care system, you create another barrier between yourself and a technology like ChatGPT.”      Dr. Meghan Walker   “When you're designing out transformation and you are delivering it as the strategist, I want you to think of it as a hat. Any clinician can wear any type of hat. It's the strategist who earns the most because it's the strategist who has the most responsibility. It's the strategist who designs and refines the transformational process.”     Dr. Meghan Walker   “For patients, when they can get a more comprehensive, insightful understanding of what's happening in their body, it significantly elevates compliance.”    Dr. Meghan Walker   “I want to examine this topic from a really objective place because I think one of the thinking traps we could move into on this is that, oh, I've got time because I'm in one of these impenetrable vocations that's not necessarily gonna be on the first target hit list for artificial intelligence.” Dr. Meghan Walker “One of the cool things that we see when we move someone from a transactional system of care to a transformational system of care is we actually see those patients and those practitioners working with one another three times longer. There is a financial benefit to that because you are interacting with that patient three times longer.” Dr. Meghan Walker This episode of IMPACT was brought to you by The DNA Company. Discover how The DNA Company's genomic insights can help your patients improve their health outcomes. Right now, as an exclusive offer to listeners, get $100 off a DNA 360 test and report by going to: theDNACompany.com/ImpactLives

Do you feel disempowered by your assumptions around money? This week on IMPACT, Dr. Meghan Walker is busting the money myths and mindset mistakes that are dictating your relationship with money so you can break free from limiting beliefs and take control of your financial future. Throughout the episode, Meghan breaks down the four levels of her money mindset framework, so you can assess where you are in your relationship with money. Building your future state begins with being ruthlessly honest and truly acknowledging where you are and where you would like to be. Once you know what level you're playing at, you can adjust your mindset and take on a new course of action to change the trajectory of your finances.  Your parents' attitude towards finances, your past financial blunders, and your expectation around money heavily influence your beliefs of what is financially possible. This is why Meghan also breaks down the 7 tools you need to shift your relationship with money into a higher vibration to toss aside your limiting beliefs and grab hold of the financial situation you desire. And what if we treated and committed to our relationship with money the way we do our other relationships? Then what might be possible?  Tune in to this week's episode to find out! Oh and FYI, you're going to want to make sure you're in front of your keyboard, ready to go in your notes section on your phone or with paper and pen in hand to capture all the crucial information Meghan lays down to shift your relationship with money today. KEY TAKEAWAYS [2:00] When the mind decides that something is impossible [5:20] Your ardent belief that it is not possible is the only thing keeping it from happening [7:30] The psychology of money and the dangers of categorizing yourself with limiting beliefs  [9:40] Understanding what your origin level is within the framework of quantum wealth   [11:40] The lie that money comes from outside forces and is unattainable  [15:35] Hoarding your money clocks the fluidity of money and shuts off financial creativity  [21:23] Knowing what game you're playing and honestly accessing the level you're at [24:30] Building a skill set and a strategy to deploy your investment into your growth [28:10] Be ruthlessly honest with yourself and acknowledging your current financial situation [29:25] Get clear on what you need to earn, what you want to earn and understand why [33:25] Identifying your money leaks,  so you can put systems in play to form a better outcome [34:50] Categorize the money myths from your childhood and creating alternative possibilities  [37:30] Describe your new relationship with money and take responsibility for your part in it HOW TO CONNECT WITH DR. MEGHAN WALKER   https://www.instagram.com/drmeghanwalker/   https://meghanwalker.com/   https://www.facebook.com/drmeghanwalker   https://linktr.ee/drmeghanwalker   https://www.impactmedicinebook.com MEMORABLE QUOTES   “When it comes to achieving a future outcome, losing weight, building wealth; the part of our brain that protects us from putting in too much effort only to be disappointed, it is fully lit up in both of these paths.”    Dr. Meghan Walker   “Shift the mindset pieces, so that you are open to making different decisions, and when you  make different decisions and align them with different actions, you get a different outcome. That's just the way building a future state works.”   Dr. Meghan Walker   “The more we say “I'm not like them”, without actually understanding what they are like, we encase ourselves in the energy of the work, win windfall vibration, and it is a vibration and it's a very disempowering vibration frankly, because you have no control of your financial destiny.”    Dr. Meghan Walker   “If you don't believe your actions are actually going to warrant any kind of outcome for you, you're not gonna take them in the first place. And so we have to shift that belief system and to shift that belief system, what we really need to do is we have to lift the veil on the story.” Dr. Meghan Walker “The core thinking trap that defines that “win work windfall” level is that money comes from other sources, money comes from work, money comes because I want it in a lottery or money comes because I inherited it. And if those things don't happen for you, it's like you just can't see that there are any other ways that money may come into your life.” Dr. Meghan Walker “I can't wait to help you change more lives, have more impact, and put more money in your pocket along the way.” Dr. Meghan Walker This episode of IMPACT was brought to you by The DNA Company.  Discover how The DNA Company's genomic insights can help your patients improve their health outcomes. Right now, as an exclusive offer to listeners, get $100 off a DNA 360 test and report by going to: theDNACompany.com/ImpactLives

Get ready for a game changing episode of IMPACT! You've certainly never heard an episode like this before.  This is for two reasons.  One, because host Dr. Meghan Walker drops powerful truths about entrepreneurship and reflects on her own experience with burnout at the end of 2022. Meghan loves her work and this feeling of burn out was not a result of work overload. It was actually the result of client relations that had failed to honor their sacred contract. After some self reflection, Meghan realized she was stuck in self created resentment because she failed to set and uphold her own boundaries. She was taking ownership of others' emotional issues which prevented them from following through on their agreed upon financial responsibilities. By allowing others to negate their own commitments, she denied them and herself the opportunity to grow.  A much needed break over Christmas and the New Year resulted in the perfect time to recognize that leading to the next level meant setting clear boundaries and by holding people accountable to their commitments she was elevating how they operate in the world of business.  And two, because Meghan sets the stage for the trajectory of the podcast in 2023. And it's massive. It's exciting. And it is definitely going to lead to major IMPACT.  Meghan has committed to focusing on the concept of a "worth ethic" - the activities, commitments, and decisions that elevate our value as leaders and help us avoid burnout. That expands our capacity for contribution, for vision and where we can go next. And so this year, the content of the IMPACT podcast is going to focus exactly on this!  Meghan will pursue ideas that take us to the fringe, explore concepts that might make you feel uncomfortable and discuss topics that in an instant are going to shed from you, the stories and the limiting beliefs that have been holding you back. Follow along with the IMPACT podcast and you can expect to master your worth ethic and thrive as a leader in 2023!   KEY TAKEAWAYS [2:30] For the first time Meghan experienced burnout. She had nothing left in her and felt unmotivated  [4:30] Gaining perspective on the things that were holding her back [5:50] Gaining clarity on the things driving her burnout [7:20] How resentment was the culmination of poor boundaries  [8:30] Meghan's resentment  [9:25] Taking ownership and letting clients off the hook for their emotional state [10:50] Manipulative conversations that left her feeling responsible for clients negligence [11:50] Realizing it was her duty to set and hold boundaries  [12:40] The sacred contract and enforcing compassionate boundaries  [13:45] Holding people accountable to their commitments elevates how they operate in business  [17:20] Committing to worth ethic: the decisions that expand our capacity as a leader  [18:20] Redefining your worth ethic in 2023    HOW TO CONNECT WITH DR. MEGHAN WALKER https://www.instagram.com/drmeghanwalker/ https://meghanwalker.com/ https://www.facebook.com/drmeghanwalker https://linktr.ee/drmeghanwalker https://www.impactmedicinebook.com   MEMORABLE QUOTES “Resentment, for me, was always accompanied by having poor boundaries in a particular area. When I become resentful of someone or a situation it is usually because I was not clear in articulating or because I didn't know what my boundaries were at any given moment.” Dr. Meghan Walker “I was witnessing, in real time, how I was enabling other people to sabotage their own commitments, with respect  to money, and I too was acting out a pattern that I had become familiar with in my own life.”  Dr. Meghan Walker “I was just sort of in denial. I was in denial of acknowledging it. I was in denial of how I was gonna have to address it. And then even as I turned on my mic to record this, I was in denial of having to admit it to my listeners.” Dr. Meghan Walker “I am an empathetic person and I am an empathetic person with boundaries in progress.And one of the things I realized I was consistently doing is I was taking ownership for what was happening in their emotional state and the way I was taking ownership of it, which is really none of my business to do, and not part of what my sacred contract with these clients is all about. I was letting people off the hook for having to pay and follow up.” Dr. Meghan Walker “It also enabled me to get really clear on this idea of a sacred contract. This idea that when you engage in business with someone or you make a commitment to someone, that you give them your word. And when you give someone your word more than checking that box in the terms of conditions or any other pieces, this is a reflection of your integrity and your brand.” Dr. Meghan Walker     This episode of IMPACT was brought to you by The DNA Company. Discover how The DNA Company's genomic insights can help your patients improve their health outcomes. Right now, as an exclusive offer to listeners, get $100 off a DNA 360 test and report by going to: theDNACompany.com/ImpactLives

Join host Dr. Meghan Walker on this week's episode of IMPACT as she sits down with Dr. Neeta Bhushan, a world-renowned speaker on grit and resilience, co-founder of the Dharma Coaching Institute and co-founder of Global Grit Institute, a mental-health  training platform for leaders. Together, they explore the importance of facing our negative emotions head-on, instead of hiding them away as we strive for success.    As high-achievers, we often want to hide our emotions and push them away as we strive for the next level of success. However, this is an unhealthy way to deal with negative emotions, and it can ultimately take a toll on our psyche, well-being, and even our sense of self-respect and self-worth.    In this powerful and inspiring conversation, Dr. Bhushan provides valuable strategies for dealing with negative emotions and overcoming challenges. She explains that it's important to feel the emotions, identify the limiting beliefs and then reframe the stories in our heads to learn from our mistakes, setbacks, and failures. By facing our negative emotions head-on, we can turn them into opportunities for growth and cultivate the mindset of a resilient person.   Dr. Bhushan also shares her personal journey and the insights she gained from her own experiences, including the lessons she learned from writing her latest book, "That Sucked, Now What?".    Tune in to IMPACT and discover the secrets to turning challenges into opportunities for growth and resilience. KEY TAKEAWAYS [6:05] “Suck” moments in Neeta's life [8:13] Imposter syndrome felt by Neeta [18:34] Toxic positivity [20:24] How to process the heaviness [30:30] Having intentional audacity   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTS https://neetabhushan.com/ https://www.instagram.com/neetabhushan/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@neeta.bhushan   GUEST OFFERING https://neetabhushan.com/pre-order  - pre-order online and receive the following bonuses: digital journal, 5-Day Fly Forward Practice and 1 ticket to the virtual book launch with special guests   https://www.thatsuckednowwhat.com - purchase the book and get the workbook + 5 day fly forward practice   MEMORABLE QUOTES “It's so much easier in our culture to shove it under a rug, put it in the back seat, fake it till we make it. But what about just feeling it to heal it.” Dr. Neeta Bhushan   “The capacity to take that pain and not suppress it or move it deep into the holding tanks of your emotional toes, but to actually face them head on.” Dr. Neeta Bhushan   “Many times we tend to overwork ourselves and distract ourselves because we're running away from things that are so deeply wounded in our own personal life. And that was my bandaid.” Dr. Neeta Bhushan   “I wasn't even 30 yet and had all of these trappings of success, but internally, I was spiritually dead.” Dr. Neeta Bhushan   “We're so afraid of diving into the depths of that pain to really uncover and sit with the beauty and the magic of what comes up as a result of it that can truly change our life.” Dr. Neeta Bhushan

Unleash your inner power and with host Meghan Walker as she dives into the world of female leadership, financial health, and wealth on this week's episode of IMPACT! Meghan sits down with three accomplished women: Mary Shores, Adele Tevlin, and April Stroink who share their insights on how to embrace your feminine energy, overcome confidence gaps, and cultivate self-love to achieve financial and personal success.  As women leaders, it's essential for us to embrace our feminine energy, not just our masculine energy. This means leading from a place of empowerment using collaboration, empathy, and compassion. This can be difficult to do when we're surrounded by men in similar roles, but cultivating self-love and a sense of abundance is crucial when it comes to our ability to achieve our goals. The discussion also touches on the importance of keeping emotion out of money decisions and realizing that health and wealth go hand in hand. Financial health is one of the pillars of our overall health, and when we're successful financially and have a healthy relationship with money, we're able to serve people in our communities and have a greater impact. This week's episode of IMPACT is a must-listen for any woman looking to improve her leadership skills, achieve financial success, and build a healthy mindset. Don't miss out on this valuable conversation and tune in now to benefit from the wisdom and experiences of these powerhouse leaders.   KEY TAKEAWAYS [3:06] Background on Adele Tevlin [8:08] Background on Mary Shores [14:50] Background on April Stroink [19:58] Why the gender gap is really a confidence gap [23:33] Why it's important to have policies and procedures [41:48] Tips on asking for money [52:57] Handling household finances [59:14] Two ways to pay yourself   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTS https://www.adeletevlin.com https://www.instagram.com/adele.wellness/ https://www.facebook.com/adeletevlinceoblueprint https://www.maryshores.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/shoresmary/ https://www.instagram.com/mary_shores/?hl=en https://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Communications-Mary-Shores-ebook/dp/B071K9ZM9Y https://aprilstroink.ca/ https://www.facebook.com/AprilStroink    MEMORABLE QUOTES “For women in leadership, I sometimes feel like I'm walking the plank and I'm alone. It's my own limiting beliefs.” Dr. Meghan Walker   “I believe in the power of empathy and compassion in order to create an ultimate rapport and connection with your patients.” Mary Shores   “We have to drop this emotional charge we have over the people that owe us money. We need to be able to let that go.” Mary Shores   “You build up your container, you fill yourself up, you fill up your capacity to lead and to love, and then you're overflowing with it because love is infinite.” Adele Tevlin   “We all have a masculine and feminine energy, or part of us, it's kind of like the ying and the yang.” Adele Tevlin   “The biggest mistake that I see business owners make is chasing the top line and really getting away from the core of their business.” April Stroink   “Part of being a female leader is about balance. When you self care, mentally, emotionally, and physically you actually expand your capacity for all the pieces. That is why it is a limiting belief, ladies, that you don't have time for yourself. The secret to being able to do more is actually to do more for yourself.”  Dr. Meghan Walker   “There's a part of your brain that when you visualize, it's actually using the same neural networks as if you are actually practicing it. So visualization is key.  Adele Tevlin “Understanding financial health and how to get there and how to wrap your mindset around it is absolutely going to distinguish you when it comes to how you're working with your patients.” Dr. Meghan Walker “I so often see that the business is running the owner versus the other way around.”  April Stroink   This episode has been brought to you by The Confident Clinician.  https://confidentclinicianclub.com/ Registration for The Confident Clinician is open until January 31st so take action and register here: https://discover.theconfidentclinicianclub.com/tcc-join Your practice will never be the same.

This week's episode of IMPACT is one for the books! It combines interviews with two of Meghan Walker's previous guests whose insight and knowledge surrounding mindset and self-authorization is astounding.    Dr. Shyamala Kiru, a registered psychotherapist and family and couple therapist works in particular with high-performing, high achieving women and mothers who are juggling multiple roles and identities. She discusses with Meghan that to navigate our relationships and improve our quality of life we must master our ability to communicate assertively. When each person in a relationship is responsive and not reactive, where they can make choices from an informed and self-regulated place, the relationship will thrive. When we access our emotional intelligence we have the capacity for incredible impact.    David Bayer, a motivational coach, digital entrepreneur and author of MindHack.com is one of the emerging thought leaders in the evolution of mindset. He believes that using your mind to rewire and reorganize the brain is the linchpin of human evolution. There are two states of being – powerful and primal. Powerful states include happiness, joy, calm and curiosity. Stress, anxiety, overwhelm and fear being primal states. If we give ourselves permission to feel good enough, then we exist in the powerful state. The fears diminish and happiness and abundance rule, giving us the opportunity to have a greater impact in the world. Live in your joy, calm and peace to have that powerful living experience.   We need to identify the things we can control and the things we can't, and take radical responsibility for our own happiness and mindset. The journey is about knowing yourself at a deeper level and removing the resistance that's there in the form of thinking so that you can decide to do something new moving forward.    Appropriately enough, what each conversation boils down to is that self-authorization and a healthy mindset leave room for impact. If you're ready to see the lies in the untruth that you've been telling yourself then this is an episode you cannot afford to miss.    Tune in now and get ready to take responsibility for your mindset and happiness!     KEY TAKEAWAYS [2:11] Background of Shyamala [4:45] Background of David [11:24] Shyamala's struggles being a new mom [13:19] David's two states of being: powerful and primal [15:52] Why we need to take radical responsibility for our own mindset [26:30] One of the biggest sources of stress conflict in couples [30:04] The psycho cybernetic loop [35:05] How to change the experiences of your life [41:48] Positioning your business in the marketplace     HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTS https://powerfullivingexperience.com/ https://www.davidbayer.com https://www.instagram.com/davidbayer33/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/coachdavidbayer/ https://kiruwellness.com/ https://www.instagram.com/iam.drshyam/ https://mobile.twitter.com/shyamalakiru https://www.facebook.com/dr.shyamalak https://twitter.com/shyamalakiru?lang=en     MEMORABLE QUOTES “I have seen time and time again the correlation between our ability to really master our mindset, our ability to communicate assertively or communicate with confidence and how that really feeds into our ability to navigate our relationships well.” Dr. Shyamala Kiru   “We are focused on helping as many people in their personal suffering as possible so that we can collectively create the future of the world that we all share.” David Bayer   “This next evolution of personal growth, which is defined as utilizing the mind to rewire and reorganize the brain, is the linchpin of the evolution of the entire human species.” David Bayer   “When we're in rest and reconnection and recharging, that's when we're connected to inspiration and creativity and flow states and an intelligence that is greater than ourselves.” David Bayer   “The only two things we can control are what we think and what we do.” Dr. Shyamala Kiru   “When we look at the couple's system, it is actually strongest when each individual is executing at their fullest potential. So when each individual partner is executing in a way where they have a hold of their mindset, where they're really able to be responsive and not reactive, where they're really able to make choices from an informed and self-regulated place, that is when relationships are at their strongest.” Dr. Shyamala Kiru   “In my opinion, we can't talk about relationship strategies, whether it's parenting or whether it's around intimacy, unless we talk about the mindset piece.” Dr. Shyamala Kiru   “We need to take radical responsibility for our mindset and own happiness because if we don't do that we can't be there for our kids, we can't navigate our relationships and we certainly can't show up as our professional selves.”  Dr. Shyamala Kiru   “Your thoughts are an extension of your core beliefs. And then you experience those thoughts as feelings. So your beliefs produce your thoughts, your thoughts you experience as feelings. Those feelings motivate or demotivate action or activity. And the action and activity produce results. And then those results reinforce the core belief. And so this is referred to as  a psycho cybernetic loop.” David Bayer   “That whole journey is about coming to know thyself at a deeper level and removing any of the resistance that's there in the form of thinking and seeing the lies in the untruth that you've been telling yourself while knowing that you can decide something new moving forward.” David Bayer  

On this week's episode of IMPACT, host Meghan Walker explores the intersection of sexuality and inner wisdom with guests Katrina Bos and Susan Bratton. Together they discuss how embracing your passion and authenticity can lead to greater success in all areas of your life.    Sexuality is an integral part of our lives. It fuels our bodies, businesses, and creativity. Susan Bratton, an expert on how to reclaim our relationship with out own sexuality, emphasizes the importance of slowing down and planning dates for lovemaking and erotic play in order to achieve sexual fulfillment, especially as we age and may experience challenges like vaginal lubrication issues, loss of sensation, and incontinence. Bratton believes that by embracing and prioritizing our sexuality, we can tap into a deeper level of passion, creativity and focus.   Renowned author, Katrina Bos, reminds us that the only thing of value we have is time, and not to waste it. She advises trusting in a greater consciousness and not letting our brains make all the decisions, and encourages finding a spiritual foundation and redefining one's life according to one's own truth. Bos believes that by embracing our inner wisdom and authenticity, we can create a more harmonious and radiant life, not just for ourselves, but for those around us.   With insights from both Bratton and Bos, this week's episode of IMPACT is sure to inspire and empower women to reclaim their sexuality and tap into their inner wisdom in order to live a more fulfilling and authentic life.    Tune in now and get ready to elevate your mind, body, and spirit.  KEY TAKEAWAYS   [2:19] Why Susan calls herself an orgasmanaut [6:06] The patriarchal way of having sex [7:59] Background of Katrina [19:19] How Einstein's brain worked [28:08} Difference between male and female in sex [29:16] Clitoral erections [34:11] The spirituality of Africa and India versus the U.S. [48:56] The role of toys in sex [49:40] Women's and men's best vibrators and sex toys     HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTS https://www.betterlover.com https://personallifemedia.com/ https://www.katrinabos.ca     MEMORABLE QUOTES   “We need sexual pleasure to reboot our nervous systems from the stressors of daily life.” Susan Bratton   “Our sexuality is our life force. It's our vitality. It's what keeps us wanting and lusting for life, going forward with desire to create.” Susan Bratton   “There's 20 kinds of orgasms a male and a female can have.” Susan Bratton   “When you get squished, there's something new to learn about yourself and you actually do expand in that struggle.” Katrina Bos   “It's all about the merging of the masculine and feminine, the merging of the right and left brain. That's where magic happens.” Katrina Bos   “I actually had to learn that my brain wasn't my greatest asset and it definitely couldn't make important life decisions.” Katrina Bos   “The great mathematicians historically were philosophers because they were looking out at the world and looking for patterns, and they were literally trying to map God with numbers.” Katrina Bos   “What women need is much more slow, delicate touch and penetration, and we don't need to be rammed like a piston, which is what you see on pornography.” Susan Bratton   “And the problem is, in our society, if you get stuck in the rat race of just, it's all about the money, it's all about the work, it's all about the house, it's all about the this - by the time you are 60, you've actually lived the same year 60 times.” Katrina Bos

Are you tired of feeling held back by negative emotions and limiting beliefs? It's time to take control of your mindset and emotions and live a life you love!This week on IMPACT, we've got just the guests to help you do that! Meghan Walker sits down with the dynamic duo of Dr. Joan Rosenberg and Susan Hobson. Dr. Rosenberg is a world-renowned psychologist, consultant, and media expert who knows a thing or two about achieving a life you love. Her book, 90 Seconds to a Life You Love, is a must-read for anyone looking to improve their mental wellbeing. And Susan Hobson? She's a neuro-linguistic programming coach who works with top executives, athletes, and other high achievers to help them break through their mental barriers. Confidence is crucial when it comes to building a strong foundation of self and getting past imposter syndrome. But true confidence isn't about trying to be perfect or competing with others. It's about knowing your own limits, showing up, and doing the best you can at any age and stage of life. It's about knowing your worth and the value you bring to the table. So how do you build confidence? By cultivating self-awareness, not avoidance. When you're faced with negative emotions, it's important to name them and allow them to pass. Most feelings only last 90 seconds, so don't let them hold you back. And when you lean into your feelings, you can gain valuable insights and use them to make better decisions or take action. But it's not just about managing your emotions. You also need to examine the root of your limiting beliefs and identify where critical self-talk is coming from. By confronting these beliefs and challenging them, you can navigate around them and open yourself up to new possibilities. A change in thinking can have a big impact, and self-awareness and clarity on your values are key to being true to yourself and performing at your best. So don't miss this episode of Impact with Dr. Joan Rosenberg and Susan Hobson – start mastering your mindset and emotions today!   KEY TAKEAWAYS [2:14] What is it that makes someone confident and why is it so difficult to face unpleasant feelings [5:40] Imposter syndrome       [8:21] What to do when you feel imposter syndrome [10:24] Calibrating language [12:53] The formula: one choice, eight feelings, 90 seconds [14:11] The eight feelings [21:27] Three reasons why feelings linger [26:16] Effects of harsh self-criticism [31:59] Difference between happiness and inner peace [36:29] Asking for help [39:26] Moving through vulnerability   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTS https://www.elitehighperformance.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMentalGym/ https://www.Drjoanrosenberg.com https://www.facebook.com/drjrosenberg/ https://www.instagram.com/drjoanrosenberg/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanirosenbergphd/ https://twitter.com/DrJoanRosenberg     MEMORABLE QUOTES   “Confidence is the deep sense that you can handle the emotional outcome of whatever you face or whatever you pursue.” Dr. Joan Rosenberg   “People come through my door for the first time with imposter syndrome because they're realizing that the success that they've achieved has been created on a false foundation of self.” Susan Hobson   “No amount of victories or wins are enough when you're coming from a false foundation of self, meaning that you have a belief system or a mindset that you're faking it.” Susan Hobson   “Whether you're opening up your door for the first time or you've been doing it for a long time, really examine and unpack the mindset of what is enough.” Susan Hobson   “We're co-creators with life. Many of us don't realize that and are at the level of awareness where we still think life is doing something to us.” Dr. Joan Rosenberg   “The one choice is choosing into awareness, not avoidance.” Dr. Joan Rosenberg   “When thoughts, feelings, words and actions all match, then one feels congruent. That's the foundation of confidence and it is also the foundation of inner peace.” Dr. Joan Rosenberg   “When I can be with my vulnerability, that is actually when I'm at my greatest strength.” Dr. Joan Rosenberg   “If anybody really peels back the layer on perfection, they'd see that it's a race that they'll never win. What I like to teach my clients is that if you're a perfectionist, that's a goal you'll never reach.” Susan Hobson   “There's not any one of us that enters this world or leaves this world a different way. We all enter it and we all leave it the same way. We're from the same fabric. And when we can adopt that and live from that place, then our whole whole human experience can change. So healing the rupture that we're different and being able to come together is such a crucial part of healing.” Dr. Joan Rosenberg  

On this week's episode of IMPACT, host Meghan Walker is joined by two experts in women's health - Dr. Stephanie Estima, a chiropractor and expert in functional neurology, and Dr. Anna Cabeca, a world-renowned, triple-board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist who helps women transition through the various hormonal phases of their lives. Meghan's guests share their insights on navigating the hormonal changes that occur during perimenopause and menopause. Dr. Estima discusses the role of the ketogenic diet in supporting brain function and reducing inflammation during these stages of life. She notes that the effectiveness of the keto diet can vary for women compared to men, and that it's important to individualize the approach. Dr. Cabeca emphasizes the importance of women taking control of their own health and being proactive in understanding their bodies and how to support their well-being. She advises women to be mindful of their diet, particularly avoiding excess carbohydrates which have been linked to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, stroke, and cancer. Instead, she recommends focusing on whole foods, incorporating plenty of greens, and limiting processed and sugary foods. Dr. Cabeca also advocates for detoxification and intermittent fasting, as well as getting enough sleep and incorporating flexibility into daily routines. In addition to diet and self-care, the importance of checking urine pH as an indicator of overall health and well-being is emphasized, as well as eating small, early dinners before 7 pm to support longevity. Starting each day with gratitude, prayer, or meditation will set a positive foundation for a day of clarity and focus.  Overall, Dr. Cabeca and Dr. Estima emphasize the importance of taking a holistic approach to supporting the body's natural desire for homeostasis, balance, and health during perimenopause and menopause. By taking control of our own health and being proactive in understanding and supporting our bodies, we can better navigate these stages of life and maintain optimal well-being. This episode is beyond beneficial so make sure to tune it and absorb all that these experts have to share.    KEY TAKEAWAYS [1:49] Dr. Anna Cabeca's own story of trauma and why she pursued her degree [11:29] Dr. Stephanie Estima's personal story, recap of last 2 years [14:06] How Stephanie decided to start her podcast [16:29] The key elements women need to have in place for hormone balancing [20:16] The Betty Body explained [29:03] What intuitive eating is [30:44] Magic Menopause program [38:47] Why checking urine pH is important to see alkaline levels [43:07] The secret to living a long life [50:49] Stephanie's favorite health hack HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTS http://drannacabeca.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thegirlfrienddoctor/ https://www.facebook.com/Drannac/ https://twitter.com/annacabeca https://www.youtube.com/user/cabecahealth https://www.pinterest.com/drcabeca/ https://paleovalley.com/ https://twitter.com/dr_stephanie?lang=en https://www.youtube.com/c/DrStephanieEstima https://www.pinterest.com/pin/541557923949701972/ https://www.instagram.com/dr.stephanie.estima/?hl=en     MEMORABLE QUOTES “Where there weren't solutions for me, I created solutions for others.” Dr. Anna Cabeca   “If you've been heavy and lost the weight and then all of a sudden you start gaining the weight again, you're like, when will it ever stop? So I had that fear and that took me into embracing the ketogenic lifestyle.” Dr. Anna Cabeca   “As we enter menopause, we become less able to use glucose for fuel in the brain because it's an estrogen dependent process. So switching to ketones at least periodically really powers up our brain.” Dr. Anna Cabeca   “We can powerfully use behaviors to control our physiology and empower physiology to improve our behaviors, so they're combined.”  Dr. Anna Cabeca   “I feel as though there has been no further sophistication in thinking other than if you're premenopausal we'll just stick you on the pill and if you're postmenopausal we'll put you on hormone replacement therapy and this whole endocrine thing, it's really not that complicated.” Dr. Meghan Walker   “I say, don't give me the control over your health. Take control of your own health because you have to discern what's working for you and what's not.” Dr. Anna Cabeca   “The resources out there for women are not plentiful. And the conversations by men are not inclusive.” Dr. Meghan Walker   “If you can pick it, peel it, fish or hunt it, milk it or grow it, then for the most part you can eat it, you know, staying with real food.” Dr. Anna Cabeca   “Getting rid of the shame and guilt that we have as women that we carry because we can't act exactly like men or do the things that men can do I think is really important.” Dr. Stephanie Estima   “Oxytocin's a powerful alkalinizer, so that hormone of love, bonding and connection is important.” Dr. Anna Cabeca      

On this week's episode of IMPACT, host Meghan Walker is joined by two guests -- John Jackson who works for Hustle 2.0, an organization that helps people who are incarcerated in the U.S. through holistic rehabilitation, and Sammy Taggett, entrepreneurial wizard and founder of Evolved Podcasting.   Sammy Taggett began his entrepreneurial journey in humble beginnings, starting out as a door-to-door salesperson and even working as a mint-and-napkin guy in a nightclub bathroom. It was in this unlikely setting that he seized the opportunity to become a DJ and learn about inspiring and educating people as an entrepreneur. According to Sammy, one key to success is finding your "zone" and building a supportive team around you. He also stresses the importance of having big dreams, having fun, and seeking out supportive individuals.   John Jackson, on the other hand, had a difficult upbringing. His mother was murdered at a young age, and he ended up living with his aunt, a drug dealer. In order to save her from incarceration, John took the rap for her and spent many years in prison as a gang member. After being released, he now helps younger people who have been in prison by teaching them leadership, resilience, and determination, leading them down a path of positivity and purpose.   Despite their different backgrounds, both Sammy and John are inspiring examples of how to turn difficult circumstances into a new and better life through self-belief and a focus on the possibilities around them.   Don't miss this empowering episode filled with insights and lessons on how to turn challenges into opportunities. Enjoy listening!     KEY TAKEAWAYS [1:21] Sammy Taggett's story [4:19] The game-changing piece of entrepreneurship for Sammy [6:37] John Jackson and Hustle 2.0 [8:57] How John Jackson ended up in prison [12:54] What a reticular activating system is [13:40] How Sammy Taggett became a DJ [16:03] When imposter syndrome set in for Sammy [18:48] Life in prison for John Jackson [24:53] Three things that Sammy learned as a DJ to bring impact to the world   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https://www.shoeboxmoses.com https://www.hustle20.com   MEMORABLE QUOTES   “I learned rejection so quickly, but no one really understands how good it is to get 30 no's right away, and just have the perseverance to keep going.”    -  Sammy Taggett   “When it comes to the journey of entrepreneurship, it's a day-to-day kind of discovery of what you can do and what you're resilient for, and then ultimately what your zone and genius is.”    -  Sammy Taggett   “I spent 18 years in prison, but I choose to look at that and say, I can use that pain and I can show it to other people and show them that they can come out the other side and still do amazing things, and they can have an impact with their story or with their pain. That it didn't happen for nothing.”    -  John Jackson    “She (my aunt) watched as I was handcuffed and placed in the back of a cop car at 17 as a kid, and the person who was supposed to protect me, who promised to protect me, watched as I went to jail at 17 years old, and she praised me for it.”    -  John Jackson   “When imposter syndrome hit me the most was when I felt like I had the most to lose.”    -  Sammy Taggett   “The best way that I could describe prison is you just have to kill your feelings and stuff them down and act as if they do not exist. I don't have to tell you that it doesn't work.”     -  John Jackson    “The biggest lesson that I learned from all those folks is they never did it alone. And to have a compelling vision that's so big that it pulls you.”    -  Sammy Taggett   “The dreamers really do compel and pull the future forward, and that's what I love to be around, and I don't know how I got lucky to do that.”    -  Sammy Taggett   “No one will really actually remember what you say. They'll rarely remember what you did, but they'll always remember how you made them feel.”    -  Sammy Taggett   “They just needed somebody to say, hey, I see value in you, I see worth in you, and you can do better, you can do more if you want to. And I'm gonna give you the opportunity to do it."    -  John Jackson

On this week's episode of IMPACT, host Meghan Walker wraps up The Future Of Health series by laying out the upcoming 2023 leading trends in healthcare and wellness from the Global Wellness Institute.   One trend will be increasing connections between our own health and the health and diversity of our environment. The second trend is around technological wellness and the effect of blue light from our devices. More conversations about how technology needs to be managed will be necessary as we move closer to optimal states of wellness.   We will also see more innovations in independent living and home care for seniors to maintain and prolong their quality of life. Wellness travel will also become more popular, incorporating activities like meditation for deep emotional and physical healing along with adventure travel.   A revolution in women's health will be another big trend, especially with the use of artificial intelligence to make decisions about the specific needs and nature of women. And urban bathhouses and wellness playgrounds will become more popular as community centers, instead of local bars, for example.   Another trend will be health coaching, where we can use a health coach to hold us accountable for our health and wellness. And count on the metaverse – the digital world – to transform our healthcare practices through sharing of information and strategies that can be brought back to the real world.   IMPACT medicine and the delivery of care and health optimization will be a major trend in developing eco-systems of possibility for clinicians to help people take their health to the next level.   This Future Of Health series wrap up episode contains advantageous information about the trends that will start to shift health care globally over the next 12–18 months. We can all benefit from the detail included in this episode about these trends so take a listen and be prepared for the Future of Health!     KEY TAKEAWAYS [2:44] The definition of IMPACT Medicine [4:21] The opportunity for entrepreneurs in the healthcare industry [6:45] Trend 1: The environment [7:54] Trend 2: Technological wellness [9:42] Trend 3: Senior living spaces and independence [11:26] Trend 4: Wellness travel [13:41] Trend 5: Focus on women's health research using AI [15:57] Trend 6: Urban bathhouses and wellness playgrounds [17:32] Trend 7: Health coaching [19:27] Trend 8: Role of the metaverse in optimal health [22:08] Bonus trend: IMPACT Medicine [24:04] What Impactful CEO program is all about   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https://www.instagram.com/drmeghanwalker/ https://linktr.ee/drmeghanwalker https://www.clinicianbusinesslabs.com/ The Impactful CEO  https://go.clinicianbusinesslabs.com/the-impactful-ceo-1  IMPACT Medicine Book https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0BKKQ6S1V?geniuslink=true     MEMORABLE QUOTES “As we look to the massive global industry, there are some keywords that continue to come up with consumers of healthcare on the wellness side of their journey. One of the core words is the word ‘better'.” Meghan Walker   “We help more people not by lowering the cost of expensive one-on-one care, but by innovating our offering.”   Meghan Walker    “In the next era of healthcare, better health will be accessed not through the confined doors of practitioners, but through an opportunity for people to hold health in their own hands.”   Meghan Walker   “Impact medicine is the delivery of care and health optimization that happens on the opposite side of the line of fine.”   Meghan Walker   “There's going to be more and more conversations around how our technology use needs to be managed to move closer to optimal states of wellness and health.”     Meghan Walker   “I think the Metaverse is going to afford an opportunity for people to explore ideas of health and mental health in a way they might not be able to access emotionally or financially in our regular physical world.”   Meghan Walker  

On this week's episode of IMPACT, we're joined by Dr. Sherry Walling, a clinical psychologist, entrepreneur and an expert on handling grief. She is also the author of Touching Two Worlds about the duality of joy and grief.   All of us experience pain and grief at some point in our lives because it's a very normal and important part of human relationships and human emotion. But some of us get stuck in grief and hold trauma in our bodies, especially entrepreneurs and high performers who seldom slow down.   Grief is not linear – it may go away for a while and then months later, resurface in a different way. Grief can show itself through anger, anguish, sadness, and stillness. But it can also be fuel, passion and the determination to change something or advocate for a cause. This is all part of the grief process.   It's important to tell stories of loved ones who have passed on to share the reality of grief. The deeper work of grief is internal storytelling so that the role of that person in your life doesn't get glossed over.   The holidays are a great time to acknowledge the joy a loved one brought while honoring their memory with family, children, and friends.   This episode is special. It is for everyone. There are things that we are ALL going to experience in our lifetime… and grief is one of them.   Grief is complicated but giving space for all that comes with grief is important. What does this involve? Listen to this week's episode to learn more.     KEY TAKEAWAYS [1:32] How Dr. Walling became a grief expert through family loss [6:22] Similarities to losing a loved one and going through the pandemic [6:41] The Great Resignation      [10:42] The negative and positive manifestations of grief [15:10] Integrating grief into our lives [18:26] The importance of talking to kids about grief [23:29] Deeper work of storytelling in grief [27:47] The importance of talking with your family about end-of-life wishes     HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https://www.sherrywalling.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sherrywalling/ twitter@sherrywalling.com Books on Amazon: Touching Two Worlds and The Entrepreneurs Guide to Keeping Your Shit Together     MEMORABLE QUOTES “Grief is a very normal part of human relationship and human emotion, and one that has all of these sort of riches and depths instead of like an ailment that needs to be treated.” Dr. Sherry Walling   “Integrating the body and movement into a course of working through grief is now absolutely central to how I think about what humans need when they're grieving.” Dr. Sherry Walling   “The unique thing about helping entrepreneurs or high performers grieve is that we're really good at not grieving. Our lives are really full, so it's very, very difficult for us to give the time and space to grief that it may warrant.” Dr. Sherry Walling   “The deeper work of grief is the remembering. It is the storytelling internally so that the role of that person in your life doesn't get sort of glossed over.” Dr. Sherry Walling   “I also think this idea of grief as sadness is not super helpful because grief is many, many things. It can be anger, it can be anguish, it can be sadness, it can be stillness, but it can also be fuel, it can also be passion. It can be the determination to change something, fix something, advocate for something that's all part of a grief process. And so I think grief can be fiery as much as it can be blue. And so giving space to all the parts of grief I think is really helpful.”  Dr. Sherry Walling                                                                                                                                                                                                           

The Future Of Health series continues on IMPACT with guest Harry Massey, a forward-thinking bioenergetic researcher who owns several companies that build bioenergetic tools to quantify what's happening in the energetic field.   Massey talks with Dr. Meghan Walker about some of the ways energy can be leveraged for healing and prevention to create a higher quality of living in the future. His efforts were born out of severe disability in his twenties after climbing accidents, which built up toxins and autoimmune viruses in his body.   After that, he and a colleague mapped out the energy and information of the human body field as an energetic control system, to see how energy works within different tissues and cells. Ideas from physics were also combined with alternative holistic medicine.   The body acts on two systems – the chemical system and the communication system, which is instantaneous. 70 trillion cells in the body are operating in their own function every single second. How can this help your health? Information can be directly inputted into your operating system so get different tissues and cells to respond in certain ways to improve their condition.   Environment also plays a huge role and Massey believes that 90% of your health outcome is your environment, not genetics. Massey's company, NES Health, has created a Biogen Wellness System where you can basically scan the energy of your organs through your different meridians and mind-body connection and then recommend pharmaceuticals that will trigger a healing response for injuries and pain.   Emotions play a significant role as well – with gratitude, intention, surrender and trust being paramount in your daily practice. The more you're in those heart-centered states, the more the universe will respond to your intentions.   Harry Massey is such a proponent of the future of health and this fascinating conversation provides valuable information about bioenergetics. It offers lots to consider. Take a listen!   KEY TAKEAWAYS [7:35] Harry Massey's personal story [16:23] Two types of control systems in the body [18:52] Energy of the plant kingdom [19:30] The five-element theory [23:57] Covid studies to help healing [32:59] Biogen Wellness System [39:37] Energy preservation and emotional triggers [41:02] The importance of gratitude, intention, surrender, trust and other positive emotions [44:18] The convergence of pharmaceutical and bioenergy fields in the future   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https://www.neshealth.com/en/ https://www.bioenergetics.com/ https://www.energy4life.com/   GUEST OFFERING energy4life.com/gist   MEMORABLE QUOTES “The cutting edge is really looking at how information that's carried within, what we're calling this energetic control system or field-based control system -- the effects that information can have on the body.” - Harry Massey   “What you're actually doing in your habits and how you're living is actually more important than your genetics.” - Harry Massey   “Einstein said the sole governing force of the particle is the field. What he meant by that is this fundamental information actually governs energy, which in turn is actually creating the physical reality.” - Harry Massey “I see healthcare and health as being one coin and there's two sides. The chemistry side is totally legitimate, but the bio side should be its equal partner.” - Harry Massey   “If your use of energy is more efficient, then you end up with a higher level of energy available. You know, what we would call “body battery.” Then you have more energy left over for healing and living longer.” - Harry Massey   “The universe will bring in your intentions, but it doesn't necessarily do it in a way that you might see as logical. It might come with a little bit of conflict, but that's really where the surrender and trust comes in.” - Harry Massey                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

The Future of Health:Quantifying Emotional Intelligence Through Voice  with Kristi Holt   The Future of Health series continues on IMPACT as Meghan is joined by Kristi Holt, the CEO and co-founder of Vibeonix, a company that quantifies voices to give us insight into emotional intelligence, using AI and data points.    Analyzing your voice frequencies helps to make you aware of where you are emotionally so you can change it in the future. Vibeonix has created a unique algorithm to help users not just understand emotional intelligence but actually improve it and apply it to daily life.   It works by measuring resonance, tone and intonation in the voice, as well as the frequency of what is carrying the information. With this knowledge, we can start predicting emotional patterns, therefore predicting different diseases in the body to prevent it from ever happening.   This technology is all about being more aware and smarter about ourselves as human beings to bring us back to ourselves. From that space, we can create anything -- we can heal and empower ourselves to embody who we want to be. We can IMPACT.   Check out this episode to learn more about this groundbreaking technology and business.    KEY TAKEAWAYS [5:28] Who Kristi is and her entrepreneurial history [11:44] Kristi's decision to have children [15:11] How quantifying emotional intelligence through voice works [20:21] How Vibeonix came up with their patented algorithm [24:06] How the voice is measured for emotional intelligence [28:56] How technology and AI can help us with interconnection in health in the coming decades [34:18] Vibeonix 2.0 as a business-to-business program   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https://www.vibeonix.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kristi-holt-%F0%9F%92%A1-a91158121 https://www.linkedin.com/company/vibeonix/   MEMORABLE QUOTES “When I heard that your voice is literally carrying the resonance of your energy systems inside of you, it was a mind blow for me, and something so profound told me that this was real.” - Kristi Holt   “Our goal as a company, and this is what aligns with my values most, is to reflect it back to the users. So users can understand their emotional intelligence, see it, quantify it, and improve it.” - Kristi Holt    “We can measure emotional intelligence through resonance in the body and then how the body is projecting that resonance.” - Kristi Holt    “Tone and intonation is part of it, but it's so much more than that. We're measuring the frequency, and frequency is what carries information. We are also able to measure how much control you have and how much you're actually expressing emotion.” - Kristi Holt    “We can start looking at the body and find correlation to the voice, to the emotion, then we'll be able to start predicting emotional patterns, therefore predicting different diseases in the body.”  - Kristi Holt    “I think technology's going to help us remember the power within.” - Kristi Holt    “Why I love emotional intelligence is it brings you back to you. And then from that space you can create anything. You can heal, you can empower, you embody.” - Kristi Holt  “When we ignore, suppress and avoid emotion, we are ignoring, suppressing and avoiding our ability to live. And we're here to live. We're here to experience and all of these emotions are for us to experience. They are not who we are.”                                                                                             - Kristi Holt    “People are challenging the system that we've been told is the truth.” - Kristi Holt 

On this week's episode of IMPACT, Dr. Meghan Walker is joined by Dr. Sachin Patel, an innovative leader in functional medicine, founder of the Living Proof Institute and author of the best-selling book, Perfect Practice. He believes that every patient can become their own doctor to help heal themselves.   So many of the poor health conditions and diseases that people face today are preventable, but most people just don't know the basics of preventive care and good health. With the right tools and capacity for empowerment, patients can have a role in reversing the symptoms of disease themselves.    Dr. Patel believes the things that are sabotaging people's health are not detectable through lab tests. They are things like relationships, the lighting in their home, their lack of connection with nature, not knowing how to breathe intentionally and not getting enough restful sleep. It's important to recognize the factors that are making you unhealthy so that you can turn them around and find solutions.   It all comes down to wearable technology where patients can see how they're getting better and increase their own self-awareness and positive reinforcement. And doctors can coach their patients better by looking at the data from the technology. Patients love it because now they're being held accountable, and doctors love it because they have more data points to work with and show the power of what they do.   Wearable technology can help in reducing weight and pain, hypertension, diabetes and so much more. It's also important to learn how to breathe intentionally, realign your circadian rhythms and get restful deep sleep. Taking care of the body in these ways leads to transformational change, not just in your physical journey but also in your mental and emotional journey.   Enjoy listening to this episode which leaves you with so much to consider.      KEY TAKEAWAYS [4:20] How HRV works [4:49] The importance of deep sleep  [8:37] 30 Ways in 30 Days Program [10:40] 3 key pillars to focus on [12:40] How we can love more by taking away pain and scarcity [22:59] How to “do you” and stand in your highest vibration     HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https://thesachinpatel.com/ https://www.30in30.org https://perfectpracticementorship.com/application-2022 https://www.instagram.com/thesachinpatel/     MEMORABLE QUOTES   “The big thing for me is focusing on how to help people become their own practitioner and live a life that unleashes that. And what we realize is that can actually be systemized because as unique and as different as we are, there's some basic foundational things that we all need as human beings.” - Sachin Patel   “We don't need more doctors, practitioners, nurses, or even functional medicine practitioners. We need more healthy people. We don't have to wait until they get sick to unlock their potential.”    - Sachin Patel   “A really important thing for people to understand, even as practitioners for us to understand, is that the things that are sabotaging people's health, there are no supplements or lab tests for.”  - Sachin Patel    “Now you can wear an aura ring or other devices and you can get amazing information about yourself with such a short feedback loop so you can make decisions in real time.”   - Sachin Patel    “Many people don't know how to use their breath to override their stress response and get into a parasympathetic state, where we heal, repair, regenerate every cell tissue organ in our body.”    - Sachin Patel   “You become the purveyor of intergenerational health when you can teach just one person how to make that transition.”  - Dr. Meghan Walker   “I'm not doctoring you back to health, I'm just teaching you the basics of how your body works, and then you can make informed and educated decisions about if you want to do that or not. You can become a healing machine.”   - Sachin Patel   “There's no system of healthcare that can save you from yourself.”   - Sachin Patel   “My job is not trying to save you money. I'm trying to help you live an amazing life so that you can spend your money on the things you want to spend it on.”   - Sachin Patel   “As practitioners, we need to first and foremost discover who we are so that we can show up in our most powerful way and that's gonna attract the right people and it's gonna repel the wrong people.” - Sachin Patel

Welcome to another episode from “The Future of Health” series. This series will explore and discuss new ideas on the horizon in the healthcare industry. Energetic medicine is the focus of this week's episode as Meghan is joined by Dr. Jesse Pierce, a licensed naturopathic doctor who uses frequencies to treat complex chronic illness. Meghan and Jessie discuss how we are bombarded by frequencies daily and how this influences the electromagnetics of our cells in negative and positive ways.   A frequency is something you can't see; it's basically the rate at which sound or current is produced and registered in the body. We have frequencies running through our bodies constantly. By improving the body's energetic frequency, we can help our bodies heal from a multitude of problems and calm inflammation.    Frequencies are delivered by sound, in water or through current that runs through the body to help it heal. Acupressure is one way to tap into those frequencies. By inserting small needles, the energy in certain meridians can be moved and blockages cleared.   Dr. Pierce also uses a tiny box with wires attached that sends out specific microcurrents. This can help shift the brain from trauma or shift the body from inflammation stemming from mold, Lyme disease, autoimmune conditions and more. Such microcurrents can also reset our genetics to improve how well our body can function over time.   Frequency medicine is additionally used to treat acute injuries and physical pain. It can aid in anxiety and depression, fatigue, fibromyalgia and even weight loss. The more we feel healthy, aligned and balanced on an energetic level, the better off we all are.    Energetic medicine is the new frontier in healing. Listen to this week's episode to learn why!     KEY TAKEAWAYS [3:29] Why quantum energy is difficult to accept for some people [9:21] Different ways to deliver frequencies [14:01] Different conditions that can be treated through frequencies [15:50] An example of using frequency to help someone with psychological trauma [23:19] Things that can lower your frequency or vibration [24:22] Why blue light is hard on our bodies [32:00] Example of a woman who lost weight by listening to a song   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https://drjessepierce.com/ https://www.facebook.com/jessepierceND/ https://www.instagram.com/drjessepierce/ https://twitter.com/jessepiercebk   GUEST OFFERING The Super Happy song - https://drjessepierce.com/frequencies   MEMORABLE QUOTES   “We can only see 3 - 5% with our vision of everything that exists. So accepting quantum energy and quantum physics as a way to help us heal is really hard to understand for some.” - Dr. Jesse Pierce   “You may not be aware of it, but we're actually picking up on frequency at all times, 24/7.” - Dr. Jesse Pierce   “You can't just use frequency and expect to get a hundred percent better. You always have to look at the underlying cause of why things got dysregulated in the first place.” - Dr. Jesse Pierce   “The vagus nerve really does help play a role in controlling the terrain of the gut.”  - Dr. Jesse Pierce   “Anxiety, depression, when people are struggling with moods, especially teenagers, I can shift them really quickly using this form of energetic medicine.” - Dr. Jessie Pierce   “Einstein himself said, ‘the future of medicine will focus on frequencies' and we are just starting to tackle that.” - Meghan Walker

Food really is medicine, but sometimes staying away from food is even more healing. That's the idea behind intermittent fasting. In this episode of Impact, Meghan talks with Cynthia Thurlow, a nurse practitioner and internationally known women's health expert whose TEDx Talk has received more than 10 million views.   Intermittent fasting is eating within a prescribed time period, and not eating within another prescribed time period. Why does it matter? It has to do with our metabolism. Metabolic flexibility is critically important to our health, and intermittent fasting promotes such flexibility by allowing your body to be more effective at using different types of fuel. Chronically overfeeding the body is what contributes to metabolic disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, infertility issues, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and so much more.    Fasting improves our insulin sensitivity so our bodies can access stored fat as a fuel source instead of stored sugar. And when we're using fat as a fuel source, we don't get hungry in between meals and we're able to lose weight much more easily. It also allows our body to get rid of diseased and disordered cells, like taking out the garbage.   Many women who do intermittent fasting also are able to come off blood pressure and diabetes medications. They have fewer digestive issues, less bloating and more regular bowel movements. It can also help to lower the risk for certain types of cancers, dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.   Our bodies are designed to be challenged, so it's important to make changes as you get older. Intermittent fasting can be one of those changes to keep your body healthy and optimal.   Cynthia Thurlow is so conversant with the topic of intermittent fasting and there is much to take in from this episode. So have a listen and learn more!       KEY TAKEAWAYS [2:42] How she came to intermittent fasting [10:58] Different types of fasting [13:03] Insulin sensitivity and how fasting can help [16:07] Myriad benefits from intermittent fasting [20:50] The effects of perimenopause and how fasting can help [32:14] Getting good sleep and the factors that detract from it [32:21] The effects of alcohol on the body and brain   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https://www.cynthiathurlow.com https://cynthiathurlow.com/podcast/ https://www.instagram.com/cynthia_thurlow_/?hl=en https://twitter.com/_cynthiathurlow https://www.facebook.com/groups/1004505663061383/about/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-thurlow-50395a9/  Cynthia's Book: The Intermittent Fasting Transformation   GUEST OFFERING IF Guide opt-in page: https://cynthiathurlow.ac-page.com/if-quick-start-guide   MEMORABLE QUOTES “Intermittent fasting is based on an ancestral health perspective. It's not new or novel. I took the idea, the concept of being able to integrate this work into what I was doing with my patients.”  - Cynthia Thurlow   “Metabolic flexibility is critically important to our health. I would say without a doubt, it is the most important thing to our health.”  - Cynthia Thurlow   “When we're talking about the key proponents, the key benefits of intermittent fasting were really speaking to improving insulin sensitivity so our body can access stored fat as a fuel source and not just stored sugar.”  - Cynthia Thurlow     “If you're struggling with weight loss resistance, it's more often a byproduct of being insulin resistant. We start thinking about the fact that you have energy slumps. It is not normal to eat a meal and feel like you need to go take a nap.”  - Cynthia Thurlow   “Perimenopause and menopause is where fasting can be a really good way to help fine tune not just the exterior of our bodies, but more significantly improve things that can help potentiate longevity.”  - Cynthia Thurlow   “Lifestyle changes are not meant to be easy. They are designed to be challenging because we are going to make a change that's not just today and tomorrow and next week, but long term.”  - Cynthia Thurlow   “Our bodies are designed to be challenged, and I'm not saying you have to go run an Iron Man. I'm just saying you need to get off the couch.”  - Cynthia Thurlow          

What does thinking like an entrepreneur mean?   In this week's episode of IMPACT, Meghan unpacks this very question with her guest Kelsey Abbott, a serial entrepreneur and triathlete who is unapologetically invested in helping people unlock their true potential.    Meghan and Kelsey discuss the mechanisms of thinking that define us as entrepreneurs which brings us to the final episode of this series and the final letter of the IMPACT acronym, the ‘T', which stands for thinking like an entrepreneur.   Meghan and Kelsey believe one of the best qualities of an entrepreneur is being decisive and grabbing on to an opportunity when it presents itself. However, they stress that the “how” is really less important than having the clarity of what you want to attract as an entrepreneur. Life can unfold almost magically if you set your intention on your entrepreneurial goals.   The foundation of your business is you, so you have to take care of your physical, mental and spiritual self first to be able to help others. Make yourself available to others because entrepreneurs don't meet their clients sitting at desks; they meet them when they're out in the world being their best selves.   Get rid of your negative thought habits and the story you've been telling yourself. Picture your ideal clients and go after them. Be excited to do it differently and when people say no, don't take it personally. It's not about you at all, it's about the universe guiding each person -- including you.   Want to learn more about the ‘T' in IMPACT?    Then tune in to this week's episode!   KEY TAKEAWAYS [5:20] How Kelsey left her government job and ended up on another path [12:50] Kelsey's morning routine [14:21] Why exercise is the most important thing in Kelsey's business [16:56] How to move beyond thought habits and “play in the penthouse” [19:40] The process of how Kelsey gets her clients [23:25] Why it's not about you, it's actually the universe   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https://www.kelseyabbott.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelsey-abbott-98158a4/   GUEST OFFERINGS Free Human Design chart: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62a0c55f190027fea2869641     MEMORABLE QUOTES “When opportunities come in, knowing where you wanna go and being able to triage whether or not this is the right thing, that is a core skill of entrepreneurship.”  - Meghan Walker   “My business is play, which is my top priority. I want to bring joy to other people. I wanna help them have permission to play.”  - Kelsey Abbott   “The how is so much less important than having clarity on where you wanna be and the outcome and the feeling and the experience that you want to attract into your life.”  - Meghan Walker   “I get paid to talk to people to help them remember who they are, to help them see how amazing they are, to help them clear away all of the beliefs that aren't serving them so they can live their best life.”  - Kelsey Abbott    “I gotta be the best version of me so that I can give the best version of me to my people. And I feel like that's thinking like an entrepreneur.”  - Kelsey Abbott   “We don't meet our clients when we're sitting at our desks. We meet them when we're out living our lives, amplifying our sparkle, being our best selves, taking care of ourselves.”  - Kelsey Abbott   “Being decisive, clear in where you want to go, not taking the outcome personally. These are all skills in the arsenal of entrepreneurship.”                - Meghan Walker  

  In this episode of Impact, Meghan talks with April Stroink, a money coach and financial advisor who specializes in helping entrepreneurs create financial clarity, ease, and abundance in their practice.   Throughout their discussion, Meghan and April continually tie their conversation back to the analogy of a financial storm. The storm could represent a shift in the financial market or something that could potentially throw your business off course. Whatever it may represent, Meghan and April discuss that storms are not necessarily meant to swoop us out to sea. Those who will fare the best are the ones who can acknowledge the trajectory of the storm and make decisions in alignment with what is coming their way. When you see the storm coming, there are decisions that you can make to help protect your home, and in the case of this analogy, to protect your business and financial situation. When your business is future proofed you will be able to capitalize and move momentum in the direction of opportunity.  But future-proofing your business and adding additional revenue streams can be challenging. Many entrepreneurs have self-negating attitudes about how they make money, or perhaps believe that they don't deserve to make abundant money for the services they offer. Meghan and April unpack this idea of quantum wealth, which comes from a mindset of abundance, not scarcity.   As Meghan has mentioned in previous episodes, she is completely over allowing the energy of scarcity to be pervasive in this community. And this episode will certainly be helpful in stopping the cycle of scarcity as it exposes some of the mindset and thinking traps that practitioners are finding themselves in. Techniques and strategies are provided that can be deployed in your business which will leave you in a position to take advantage of the opportunities that lay before you.   Want to be prepared for the storm and minimize your risk moving forward? Then you won't want to miss this episode.  KEY TAKEAWAYS [2:15] Creating a framework around quantum wealth [7:27] How to take responsibility for your business to have maximum impact [11:26] April Stroink's professional experience [13:24] Why finances are the number-one source of stress for entrepreneurs [22:48] Why it's important to work your plan [28:38] How much gross revenue you should keep  [33:36] The number-one thing entrepreneurs do wrong [41:03] Why multiple streams of income is key [47:56] Transformation vs. transaction values   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https://aprilstroink.ca https://www.instagram.com/aprilstroink/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/AprilStroink/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-stroink   MEMORABLE QUOTES   “Have a plan so that when the storm comes, and it will, especially if you are entrepreneurs, that you have a solid plan to fall back on.”  - April Stroink   “This notion of developing acumen around money, we're kind of scared of the feeling. But the more acumen you develop, it's like the better you get at tennis. The more tennis lessons you play, the more fun it is to play tennis. - April Stroink   “Believe in yourself. Believe that you can be financially well and it is your right.”  - April Stroink   “You've got to be able to spit out your financial why. If you were in my office right now, you would see it on post-it notes everywhere. You gotta know that number.”  - April Stroink   “You've got to be comfortable with the uncomfortable to get on the other side of impact.” - April Stroink   “Dare to pay yourself.” - April Stroink   “What I'm seeing done wrong over and over again is that they're putting into practice either products or services without doing the math to see what the gross profit is. They're putting into practice products or services that may not be viable and then because they haven't looked at the viability they spend and invest a lot of money to go down a wrong path” - April Stroink   “If we can create a secondary stream of income that is not based on seeing patients, we are significantly reducing the risk associated with our business model.” - Meghan Walker  

On this week's episode of IMPACT, Meghan Walker is joined by Elise Darma, a Canadian entrepreneur, marketing coach and expert in creating effective social media strategies for businesses, to discuss the “A” in IMPACT medicine - attraction.   As an entrepreneur, the task of constantly creating and posting can feel daunting and unbearable. How do you attract and capture that target audience when your video comes up in their feed? Elise answers this question and so much more in this episode as she and Meghan discuss how to use the various social media platforms efficiently.    Tik Tok is great for keeping up on trends, but don't forget Instagram and Twitter, and even Pinterest, YouTube shorts and LinkedIn. And although there is an overwhelming amount of platforms, Elise points out that you can repurpose your videos on different sites.   The key to slowly building your audience is to be consistent. Short-form video is the best free tool you have to generate sales and grow your business. The ideal short-form video either entertains or educates or ideally does both, depending on your niche. A really effective first sentence or headline in your caption will grab viewers attention. And to keep their attention, cut clips tight and talk fast, removing any dead air or pauses. Using props is another great way to draw viewers in.   Talking-head videos that share a tip are also effective marketing tools but be sure you set them up to collect an email address at the end.   These are just a few of the many tips Elise discusses in this episode. She is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to all things social media so make sure to tune in to this episode to hear all of the strategic and tactical information she has to share.      KEY TAKEAWAYS [5:35] Elise's story of entrepreneurship toward multi-million-dollar brand [11:35] How to make sales as you grow [18:37] What forms of social media to use and not use today [24:53] Why adding animation is important [26:36] Cutting out pauses and dead air on videos [28:54] How to incorporate calls to action [30:52] Importance of using props [51:33] What Elise would like her legacy to be      HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https://elisedarma.com/ https://www.instagram.com/elisedarma/ https://www.tiktok.com/@elisedarma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSGmZs7TGNc https://twitter.com/elisedarma GUEST OFFERINGS   Take 50% Off Your First Month of the On Video membership and get a weekly drop of done-for-you video ideas and captions that are perfect for business – so that you can finally turn views into leads, customers, and sales. https://onvideo.co/promo MEMORABLE QUOTES   “In 2013, it was the wild, wild west of Instagram. In six months we were able to go from 10,000 followers to over a hundred thousand followers, mostly through influencer marketing.”  - Elise Darma “So the good news is, that as a business owner, I believe you can be really efficient with your content creation and repurposing is a big part of that.”                            - Elise Darma “I believe people do business with people. And so even if you're showing up in a more entertaining way, it doesn't mean that they're gonna not take you seriously. They're just gonna actually connect with you a little bit more human to human.”     - Elise Darma “We all think that everyone is concerned about us, but they're not, they're concerned about themselves. So I am just going to put myself out there.”               - Elise Darma “I realized that I could actually educate business owners on how to do this for themselves, and they didn't have to waste their time trying to be an influencer, trying to be Instagram famous.”  - Elise Darma   “I think that the video has to hook people in the first second or two. With your caption, the first sentence or headline has to hook people in because especially on Instagram, people have to tap to read the caption in full.”  - Elise Darma   “Find an animation. It could be an animated sparkle to a quote card that you've made. Save it as a video, upload it as video. You're going to get way more views and legs.”  - Elise Darma   “Figure out why you are unique and different, it could be your experience in your industry, it could be any awards or accolades you've earned.”  - Elise Darma   “I would like to leave a legacy of having helped women specifically feel like they've been able to empower themselves by earning their own money.”  - Elise Darma  

On this week's episode of IMPACT, Meghan talks about the ”P” in IMPACT Medicine -- the people you serve in your business. She points out that our healthcare system is based on the “line of fine,” meaning that most healthcare professionals think getting people to the “you're fine” state is enough. Healthcare is not set up to prevent illness or to teach people how to live a healthy, optimal life for longevity.   If you're an allied care healthcare professional or any type of entrepreneur, there are three ingredients you must have to run your business and ultimately help people in the best way you can.    The first is love -- you need to love what you do and connect to your purpose. The second is lucrative -- it has to make money and have a level of financial stability. And the third is leveraged -- having people and systems in place as part of your growth strategy.   Once these three things are in place, your clients will build trust with you. In the healthcare space, it means people will realize they can actually control their health through their actions, diet and frequency of exercise, with a trusted provider who thinks beyond the “you're fine” mentality.   It's important to select your business niche based on the problems your clients need to solve. All these topics and more will be presented at the Impact Lives event.  Make sure to tune in to this episode to learn more about the “P” in IMPACT Medicine.     KEY TAKEAWAYS [5:06] The truth about owning your own business [7:12] Examples of how to leverage your business [9:41] What a two-hour intake experience is like  [15:39] Defining allied healthcare [22:31] Details and speakers at the Impact LIVEs annual event     HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https:// meghanwalker.com/podcast/ Impact LIVEs Tickets: https://go.clinicianbusinesslabs.com/impact-lives-2022 IG:@drmeghanwalker     MEMORABLE QUOTES “You can have a business that achieves massive contribution and impact and also attracts incredible wealth to you in your life.”  - Meghan Walker   “Impact medicine is creating an offer and an offer ecosystem for your patients that actually matches their needs.”  - Meghan Walker   “When you give people information that empowers them in a context that makes them feel safe, they lean in more.”  - Meghan Walker   “When we see and implement more leverage, we have the opportunity to become more lucrative. And we still get to do what we love.” - Meghan Walker   “Your business has to be leveraged or you run out of time. You'll cap your own impact.” -Meghan Walker    

On this week's episode of IMPACT, Meghan Walker talks about how we all sabotage our own mindset at times and go to a place of scarcity rather than a place of abundance. The mindset of waiting for people to come into our world and recognize and value who we are before we can feel good about ourselves is misguided.  We can't move into a state of abundance when we're trapped in a state of scarcity ourselves.   Meghan invites all her viewers to set a new standard for who they surround themselves with and the energies they will tolerate in their lives. Part of that is addressing your state of busyness and taking ownership of your own mindset – to move into a maximized state of impact no matter what your duties and responsibilities are.   Expect miracles and miracles will happen. It's important to step into a state of self-authorization instead of a state of urgency, and that leads to a state of decisiveness which creates magnetic attraction to abundance. The topic of mindset work is crucial, especially in the entrepreneurial world, so tune in and learn more!   KEY TAKEAWAYS [3:36] The mindset of scarcity [5:56] Taking ownership of your mindset [7:48] How to deal with imposter syndrome [8:57] How scarcity shows up [10:42] How abundance manifests [15:18] Practicing radical responsibility [18:22] How to reach an abundant mindset [27:30] Acknowledging the energy of scarcity and moving away from it [28:23] How to attend Impact Lives     HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https://www. meghanwalker.com/podcast/ https:// www. impactlivesevent.com/ @drmeghanwalker     MEMORABLE QUOTES   “We can't move into that state of abundance when we are trapped in the state of scarcity ourselves.”  - Meghan Walker   “Scarcity manifests as urgency rushed.”  - Meghan Walker    “If you are asking someone to teach you what they have learned to experience their vantage point, you can apply it to your work. That is the privilege of radical responsibility.”  - Meghan Walker   “We're all going to feel like imposters at times. We should on the road to growth. But what that shouldn't do in any of these cases is hold you back.” - Meghan Walker   “Scarcity is like gravity. It sinks to the bottom. And if you indulge the symptoms of scarcity and you indulge in the things that trigger scarcity in your life, you'll sink. It is your responsibility to understand what things pull you down and what things push you up.” - Meghan Walker   “If you are a miserable person and suddenly are overflowing in money, you will amplify that. If you are heart-centric and want to give back to the world and are having overflow in your life, an abundance of money and wealth coming to you, you have a capacity to maximize.”  - Meghan Walker   “You're going to move toward abundance. You are going to seek counsel and guidance as you need to, and you are going to make the space to self-correct and self-reflect along the way.”  - Meghan Walker   “When you commit to opening that mindset, when you commit to acknowledging the energy of scarcity and your desire to move away from it, you realize you have this creative power you've never imagined before.” - Meghan Walker 

Intention Is The New Balance - How To Live On Purpose with Amy Wong Meghan is joined by the ever-compelling Amy Wong on this week's episode of Impact. Amy is a leadership and transformational coach and the founder of  Always On Purpose®. Amy started out studying and teaching math and then went on to get a master's degree in transpersonal psychology to feed her hunger for answers to life's big questions. She's written a book called “Living on Purpose, Five Deliberate Choices to Realize Fulfillment and Joy.”   Amy says the first step is to ask yourself – What's more important? Playing it safe or changing the world? From there, you can make choices that get you to your goals. Living with intention means taking full responsibility for your choices. If you can learn to do that, you are never a victim of circumstance.   However, we all know that making big choices can bring about anxiety and nervousness. The key is to realize that you are always standing for something, which is your primary underlying objective. When you stand for growth and not conflict avoidance, your life will change radically.   Eloquence and innovation come from taking a stand for what you believe in and rechanneling all your doubt or anxiety into one focal point. This focusing mechanism is a powerful tool. When you claim what you want, you become empowered and feel unity, love and harmony in your life.   Tune in to hear all the ‘aha' moments that Amy and Meghan's discussion brings to light.    KEY TAKEAWAYS [4:22] How studying math can lead to finding meaning and truth [7:13] Why every moment is a choice point and how to make good choices [11:42] How to move forward without anxiety [21:27] Why it's impossible to please everybody [28:05] How to safeguard your focus [34:40] How to rate your emotions to get rid of resistance [38:28] The importance of being heart-aligned       HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST   https://www.alwaysonpurpose.com (visit the Articles and Practices section under Resources for information on the Strengthen Your Self-Awareness Practice)   https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyelizawong/   @amyelizawong       MEMORABLE QUOTES   “Oftentimes we fall into the stance of wanting others to like us more than being bold with what we choose.” - Amy Wong   “I was teaching math and translating really complex things to different audiences. And I realized, wow, what I'm here to do is be able to listen for the stuff that people don't know that they don't know.” - Amy Wong   “The thing about math is it's a language to understand the universe. You are sifting and sorting and making sense of large, abstract seemingly disparate sets of data.” - Amy Wong   “Living on purpose means that you are truly in charge. It's waking up from autopilot and making choices intentionally.” - Amy Wong   “Unless we take full responsibility for the quality of our experience, we're leaving everything up to chance and we're a victim of circumstance.” - Amy Wong   “What makes the world so beautiful and amazing is that there are so many different perspectives and points of view. It's the variety that makes life so magnificent.” - Amy Wong  

On this week's episode of IMPACT, Meghan discusses the future of our healthcare system and what we can do to improve our present system which is based on a sick care system.   Meghan starts out by talking about getting her first mammogram and how it brought up concerns of depersonalization and lack of dignity for patients and what they're going through.    Many aspects of our healthcare system have remained antiquated and have become undignified. Even handing a patient a hospital gown can be disenfranchising and disempowering. Meghan envisions a future healthcare system that's sustainable and can perpetuate and enable humans to become their healthiest selves – to move people toward their health potential rather than just fixing chronic health issues and managing disease.   Our current system is based on maintaining a mediocre level of health rather than educating patients on how to build on their health.  This includes teaching people how to eat, how to exercise, and how to remove allergens from their diet. When we look at the future of healthcare, we must look at giving people a strategy on how to move forward toward optimal health and understanding how their bodies work. It also includes changing the traditional sick care system so healthcare providers don't suffer from burnout.   Meghan is heading up her fifth year of Impact LIVEs from November 17 – 20, 2022, bringing together practitioners from around the world to discuss concepts at the forefront of healthcare. This year's theme is understanding the future trends of healthcare and IMPACT medicine, including individualized care, the advent of DNA medicine, integration of technology and the intentional delivery of optimal healthcare.   KEY TAKEAWAYS [4:25] The importance of handing dignity back to the patient [8:53] What's burdening our healthcare system [12:26] What IMPACT medicine is and how it can change the system [14:47] Some of the future trends in healthcare [23:37] Why innovation is key in future healthcare [25:36] Impact LIVEs event details and speakers   IMPACT Podcast: https://meghanwalker.com/podcast/ Impact LIVEs: Impactlivesevent.com IG: @drmeghanwalker    MEMORABLE QUOTES “We know that in the next 10 years, our population is going to explode. Our incidence of chronic disease is going to increase to a staggering amount, to an amount and with a frequency and intensity that our system cannot handle.” - Meghan Walker   “What would it take for us to actually create a healthcare system built in sustainability that facilitated the ultimate perpetuation of health that enabled humans to visit their doctor and not discuss their cholesterol, but to discuss their ultimate potential?” - Meghan Walker   “It's not about the gown or the white coat or the hierarchy or the title. It's about giving patients a strategy for them to move forward with their health and with their care themselves.” - Meghan Walker   “I'm not just looking at how we deliver better patient outcomes when it comes to building health, but I'm simultaneously talking about how we build better outcomes when it comes to those deploying the care to prevent burnout with physicians and nurses and everyone involved in the traditional sick care system.” - Meghan Walker

Rachel Varga is a double-certified nurse and aesthetic specialist who's done more than 20,000 rejuvenation procedures and has written international papers on optimal skincare. She's at the top of her field when it comes to evidence-based approaches to skincare.   Let's face it -- your skin quality is one of the first things people notice about you, and we all want to have radiant skin that glows. But how do you get to that level of radiance? It starts by solving your health issues from the inside out.   Rachel points out that air, water, lighting, and electromagnetic purification in your daily life is really key. Purify the air in your office and your living space. Use reverse osmosis to purify your water. For lighting, get rid of your LED lights and go back to halogen. Keep your phone on airplane mode. Turn Bluetooth off in your home.   She also recommends getting grounded by spending a lot of time outside and “living like a caveman” by eating the right foods, simplifying your routine, and limiting your cell phone use.   Her five quintessential skin care practices include cleansing your face morning and night, moisturizing, using a mineral sunscreen every day, exfoliating twice a week and doing an at-home mask treatment once a week. Follow these skin care practices and you'll be well on your way to radiance, both inside and out.   Listen and take note as Rachel expands upon the topic of radiance and how if we feel great and look great our interactions with the people, places and things around us will be brighter.     KEY TAKEAWAYS [27:31] Five quintessential skin care practices [30:17] Why sunscreen is so important [32:42] Why more people are losing their hair [35:24] Potentially harmful effects of Botox and other fillers [43:36] How inner cleanses help the skin   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https://rachelvarga.ca/ The Rachel Varga Podcast Rachel Varga YouTube     MEMORABLE QUOTES   “If you're just kicking it at home and not doing your skincare, you're actually still damaging your skin. Convenience is killing us. Sometimes we just have to have an awareness.” - Rachel Varga   “More and more clients are wanting to move away from injectables for different reasons. If anything is ever not feeling right for you, you should really listen to that little voice and intuition.” - Rachel Varga   “There are very important practices like body, mind, spirit, energy optimization, eating the right foods, getting your inflammation down and improving your cellular health that will slow your skin aging.” - Rachel Varga   “When you're not well on the inside, the skin takes a couple of weeks to a month to manifest that. If you have more sugar or alcohol or treats, you'll have more breakouts afterwards, but not immediately.” - Rachel Varga   “I'm a huge fan of doing monthly cleanses with different herbs and then also quarterly intense cleanses. We deworm our dogs, our animals, but we forget to deworm ourselves.” - Rachel Varga   “I am interested not just in the gut, but in the largest organ of the body which is the skin, and everything else feeds into that.” - Rachel Varga  

Love Coach, Sami Wunder, shares how high-performing women can find love in their lives without alienating their partners, and how they can keep that relationship high-performing.   Many women who consider themselves ambitious go-getters have a hard time attracting and keeping a good man in their lives. The first step is to look at how, as a woman, you may be contributing to the dynamics that you face in your love life. When women stop placing blame and learn how to be vulnerable in relationships, their partners react in a positive way and embrace that vulnerability.   That doesn't mean playing a submissive role or acting helpless. It means looking at your love life patterns and seeing where you may be blocking love from coming in. Once you shift those patterns from a win/lose point of view to a new pattern of acceptance on both sides, the passion and love is enhanced.   A key factor is bringing the feminine aspect into a relationship. Embodying your feminine is about being who you truly are. Drop the masks, drop the walls and be vulnerable and comfortable in your own imperfection. Be open to receiving love as well as giving love. When you let your guard down, the real connection happens.   Tune in to this interesting discussion on love, vulnerability and the high-performance woman.      KEY TAKEAWAYS   [4:43] What love coaching is [7:27] The power of polarity in relationships [10:44] Why fake neediness does not work [21:51] Being comfortable with imperfection [25:54] How to stop over-identifying with success [26:14] The importance of being vulnerable [33:32] How to channel your feminine energy   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST https://samiwunder.com/ https://www.facebook.com/samiwundercoaching https://www.instagram.com/samiwundercoach   Resources Video Training - https://samiwundercoaching.lpages.co/lean-back-podcasts/   MEMORABLE QUOTES “Love coaching is about looking at your love life patterns and seeing where and how you may be not allowing love to come in, and how to shift those patterns.” - Sami Wunder   “You need an embodied masculine partner and you need an embodied feminine partner, and that's going to increase the fire, the passion, the sexual attraction. That is really the foundation of a romantic relationship.” - Sami Wunder   “It's all about having the capacity to receive that love instead of rationalizing through it and saying I don't need it or I can do it myself.” - Sami Wunder   “It's actually about dropping the masks, dropping the walls, becoming comfortable, being vulnerable, being imperfect and letting somebody see that.” - Sami Wunder   “If we can let our guard down, we create that emotional safety in our relationship for our men to feel. This is irreplaceable. There's zero competition.” - Sami Wunder  

In today's episode, Dr. Isabel Sharkar shares her journey as a Naturopathic doctor and integrative medical practitioner. In a world that is structured for masculine success, to be a conscious creatress you must live in alignment with your intuition and structure your business around your lifestyle. Dr. Isabel encourages you to seek balance in your daily life. Success, as it is defined today, inevitably leads to burnout. Self care is not a luxury. Dr. Isabel will guide you on how you can evaluate your life to create a work-life balance that aligns with your values.    Be sure to tune into this empowering episode.   Key Takeaways: [8:00] Learning the truth about nutrition and naturopathic medicine [10:50] Making decisions from your intuition instead of denying your truth [12:30] Living in flow: Follow your instinct by not forcing the patriarchal model [13:50] The false definition of success: Structuring your schedule around your values  [16:00] Self care is a necessity not a luxury  [17:40] Does this landscape work for all contributing members of society?  [20:50] On any given month we are four different women  [27:00] You have no idea how incredibly powerful you are  [28:00] A creatress is in communication with her body  [30:00] How you can move into a place of sovereignty  [34:00] Purpose is about outward contribution  [37:30] Detoxing your thoughts and body    Resources: IG: @Izzyindigo Conscious Creatress Program: https://solo.to/consciouscreatress   Memorable Quotes:   “When I get a full body yes I am a full body yes and I just get the logic out.”   - Dr. Isabel Sharkar   “We only know how to run our businesses based off of like the patriarchy and so we are following the steps of men in how we run our businesses but that's not really what's best for our femenine bodies.”   - Dr. Isabel Sharkar   “It's not a luxury to take care of yourself, it's not a luxury to sleep, it's not a luxury to get a massage. It's a necessity!”  - Dr. Isabel Sharkar   “That we have different needs! That we could set our day up differently! That the entire world has evolved into a structure that predominantly works well for men.”  - Meghan Walker   “As I look at more leaders and how they manage their time, it is less about the daily to-dos which is like a never ending energy, it's actually energetically really challenging, and their whole to-do list is just chunks of action that need to be taking place in different areas of their life.”  - Meghan Walker    “There are consequences to not giving yourself what you are truly desiring.”   - Dr. Isabel Sharkar   “We have this world of possibilities that we live in and we get the choice of which side we're looking at.”   - Dr. Isabel Sharkar

Cynthia Garcia shares her story and how she rewrote the story to become the inspiring woman she is today! Your brain accepts whatever story you tell yourself, but you can change that story and move into a new identity. Cynthia will show you how to empower yourself by questioning your beliefs about yourself in order to get through imposter syndrome. Life and your experience is what qualifies you to share your story!    Be sure to tune in!   Key Takeaways: [7:20] Trauma Response: Removing yourself out of the chaos  [9:00] No matter where you are your problems follow  [11:30] Being stuck in your story: we are the only ones who make them true  [14:45] Imposter Syndrome: Standing in your truth and knowing what happened to you.  [19:00] Looping: Your brain believes whatever story you tell it   [24:00] Empower yourself by asking, what else could it mean and what else?  [27:00] Identity: You cannot craft a new future without rewriting your story of the past  [31:00] There is a difference between wanting to change and deciding  [34:00] Be conscious of the language you choose to use  [38:10] Be clear on your vision: Wake up and choose to remember who you are    Resources:  https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/stuckstory   Memorable Quotes: “If you do not see yourself as this healthy, powerful, contributing person then it is so challenging to make the decisions today that inform its creation.”  – Meghan Walker   “Those are just events, they have no meaning by default, but we're humans and we have these wild and crazy brains and we find it necessary for our survival to give meaning to things that happen, in other words, we tell stories.”  – Cynthia Garcia   “Our brains believe everything we tell it, it doesn't know the difference between something that's really happening right in front of you and something that you're just making up in your head.” – Cynthia Garcia   “You don't have to know how, because once you make that decision, the brain will start to come up with new ideas.It will start to challenge you.”  – Cynthia Garcia

In today's episode, Dr. Titus Chiu gives his insight into brain optimization. After suffering from a concussion after a car accident, Dr. Titus slowly began to experience the reality of long term trauma to the brain. What he learned not only can help survivors of various traumas but can help you optimize your own brain for peak performance.    He reviews the many tools available today that enhance brain function. In addition, Dr. Titus teaches you how to naturally sooth your vagus nerve using simple techniques you can perform at home.    Finding balance is a key point of today's discussion. Dr.Titus guides us through his perspective on everything from biohacking to simple daily habits to promote balance on your journey to brain optimization.   Be sure to tune in to this week's episode.    Key Takeaways: [6:40] Concussed: Developing Brain Fog and Excessive worry  [9:17] Inflammation: Long term effects of brain trauma   [13:44]Leaky blood brain barrier  [17:30] Mental Emotional stress can trigger Leaky Blood Brain Barrier   [20:00] Habits that can lead can negatively affect our brain health  [23:30] Entrepreneurs and ADHD  [29:00] Working out to gain more focus  [31:00] Emerging Consciousness of  nootropics: Brain - Body - Being  [34:45] Brain Optimization Tips: Vagus nerve, activating the default mode network  [43:15] Daily Habits:Gratitude, Hormetic Stressors and Finding Balance... [46:05] Bio-Hacking tools  [48:36] Making sure my health is a priority    Resources: Activate your Vagus Nerve https://www.brainsave.com/vagus   Memorable Quotes: “There's that physical trauma that happens and, like I said, it doesn't even have to be to your head, but that triggers a secondary insult we call a chemical trauma.”  [9:53]  – Dr.Titus Chiu   “Even things like gut or digestive imbalance can lead to a leaky brain.”  [16:06]  – Dr.Titus Chiu   “Our number one purpose of our brain is to help us navigate the physical world.”  [28:15] – Dr.Titus Chiu   “When you create that space where we're not focused on goal-oriented behaviors, that's where a lot of the insights and a lot of things start to fall into place.” [37:01] – Dr. Titus Chiu

In this week's episode of IMPACT, we had a conversation with Dr. Lauren Lee Stone. Dr. Lauren is a Board-Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), Holistic Health Practitioner, and Integrative Health Practitioner. Today, she is here to talk to us about how to treat autism and other chronic diseases.   Dr. Lauren discusses how her son's autism diagnosis led her to switch her field of study from Italian and French literature to holistic and integrative health, how long it took to start seeing positive results when healing his autism, commonalities she sees in treating kids with chronic illnesses, and more. We also speak about how foods have lost nutritional value throughout the decades and how infections run in biofilms. It always comes down to starting with the gut. The food we eat is essential to curing our body's illness.    Dr. Lauren was let down by the doctors at the Yale Child Study Center, so she took matters into her own hands and managed to heal her child with holistic and homeopathic medicine. Now he is a flourishing, handsome young man, on his way to getting his doctorate. It just goes to show that nothing is impossible in the world of natural medicine and healing.    Tune in, absorb, and take notes to take control of your child's health! KEY TAKEAWAYS [5:40] How Dr. Lauren became involved with integrative health because of her child's autism diagnosis [13:05] How long it took Dr. Lauren to start to see better results for her son [16:00] The cohort of chronic disease with which Dr. Lauren mostly deals ​​[25:52] Commonalities in kids with chronic illness [30:28] Process to uncover what's happening at a root cause level HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST Website: https://altheahealthandwellness.com/ MEMORABLE QUOTES “Where I live in Connecticut, it's super beautiful, but they've done studies and they found that we have a high level of mercury contamination in the air… I had no idea because we live out in the woods but he was being poisoned.” –Dr. Lauren Lee Stone    “My journey was what I needed to do to clean up his life and to detox his body. And the first step was obviously food. I think that we all are unfortunately in a really compromised place because of the food in the United States. The standard American diet is horrific… our soils are incredibly depleted.” –Dr. Lauren Lee Stone   “It's very interesting. The second we started to give him amino acids, which I realized it was just bypassing his faulty and leaky gut, his brain started changing and he started connecting, and it was amazing.” –Dr. Lauren Lee Stone   “We were giving him amino acids, we gave him fatty acids, and heavy-duty mitochondrial support. It was a life changing event for him to actually get nutrients in there. And then second to that, it was learning about homeopathic detoxes.” –Dr. Lauren Lee Stone    “The unfortunate truth is that we have to, in most cases, at least the kids that I deal with, you have to supplement. And really just giving that energetic boost to the cell. Once you have that extra energy, the body can choose to use it where it will and part of that is obviously to clean house.” –Dr. Lauren Lee Stone   “The thing for me that is the most troubling is that kids come into my office, young kids who are on 5-6 medications. They're all chasing symptoms and not really addressing any of the foundational pieces. I see this particularly with kids who have emotional expressions of disease, either who have focus issues, rage issues, or depression.” –Dr. Lauren Lee Stone   “I would say that the most basic commonality is food and the piece that we need to change right now is glyphosate. And thankfully, there have been a few great rulings on glyphosate in the United States just pass in the last two weeks.” –Dr. Lauren Lee Stone   “In truth, everything is part of a unified system. You can't speak of one without speaking of the whole. So that's what homotoxicology does, it looks at the whole being. It also looks at the being in terms of essential foundations which really is, it's light and vibration.” –Dr. Lauren Lee Stone   “We are light beings, we are all made up of vibrations. If you think back to basic chemistry, our bodies are made up of cells which can be broken down into molecules then atoms. We have electrons which circle the atom and the electrons vibrate.” –Dr. Lauren Lee Stone   “Everything in the universe has its own electromagnetic vibrational signature. And that includes all living and nonliving things, it includes things that are healthy for us and not healthy for us. It also includes things like healthy tissues and disease tissues.” –Dr. Lauren Lee Stone   “In my experience, infections like Lyme, strep, and whatever else, live often in biofilms, which means they have this little happy family of heavy metals that are with them, fungus that's with them, and they're out sort of together, hiding out in the body.” –Dr. Lauren Lee Stone

In this week's episode of IMPACT, we had a conversation with the inspirational Dr. Elisa Song. Dr. Song is an integrative pediatrician and a pediatric functional medicine expert. She has been doing this for over two decades now and it's safe to assume that she is a powerful force in the integrative pediatric community. Today, she is here to talk to us about how to raise our children to grow up to live healthy and meaningful lives.   Dr. Song discusses how she became involved with integrative pediatric care, how Swanson's TV dinners changed the way we view food, the rising sugar epidemic, and more. Dr. Song also speaks about everything we need to know about the gut microbiome, what vitamins most kids are deficient in, and suggests vital elements to maintain immune health.   As we start to pick up the pieces after a long pandemic and the catastrophe it has left in its wake, we must begin to think about the psychological toll it has had on our children. And continuing to feed them foods with artificial colors and ingredients will only worsen things. Make sure to make time for cooking healthy home-cooked meals and monitor what your kids' minds are consuming as well.    Tune in, take notes, and begin taking charge of your family's well-being! KEY TAKEAWAYS [4:39] Dr. Song's introduction to integrative pediatric care [8:09] Proper education for physicians in school regarding nutrition [11:14] In 1953 Swanson invented the TV dinner that changed the way we view food [13:57] Addressing the issue of rising global sugar intake [22:46] Everything to know about the microbiome [33:37] Vitamin and nutrient deficiencies in kids [44:26] Key elements of immune health [52:51] Entrepreneurs are born and made HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST Website: https://healthykidshappykids.com/ IG: @healthykids_happykids Facebook: Dr. Elisa Song MD MEMORABLE QUOTES “There are so many pharmaceutical, industrial, and agricultural forces that are making it so challenging to change how we eat and how we think about food.” – Dr. Elisa Song, MD   “From the 1950s on, there was a huge rise in diabetes, heart disease, obesity, metabolic syndrome, chronic disease in adults and kids. Well what happened in 1953? That was when Swanson invented the TV dinner. That changed history.” – Dr. Elisa Song, MD   “The #1 thing that can make a huge difference for kids and parents is if everybody knew how to read a food label. If everybody knew how to read a food label from a child-friendly, gut-microbiome-brain standpoint. Not just calories and fat.” – Dr. Elisa Song, MD   “If we train our taste buds to go back to understanding what real food is and also understanding the huge rise in the sugar intake… Now, the average human eats about 17 teaspoons of sugar a day.” – Dr. Elisa Song, MD   “90% of all of our neurotransmitters are made by our gut microbiome. Serotonin makes us feel happy, calm, and relaxed. Dopamine. How many of us parents have kids who can't sit still?... Don't just look at their behavioral issues, look at their gut.” – Dr. Elisa Song, MD   “Even in Indigenous cultures where we're losing a lot of native crops and wisdom, the four crops that feed most of us are corn, rice, wheat, and sugar cane. That's the majority of plants that most people in the world are eating.” – Dr. Elisa Song, MD   “One of the most common deficiencies is going to be Vitamin D… A lot of us are indoors, not getting enough outdoor time so almost all kids, I do believe, need a Vitamin D supplement to maintain optimal immune resilience.” – Dr. Elisa Song, MD    “Many kids actually benefit from a high-quality multivitamin. In fact, a study with kids with ADD found that the use of a very high quality multi-vitamin, across the board, had major benefits for their behaviors and their tension.” – Dr. Elisa Song, MD

On this week's episode of IMPACT, we had a tremendously important conversation with Dr. Roseann Capana-Hodge. Dr. Roseann is a mental health clinician, author, and founder of the Global Institute of Children's Mental Health and Dr. Roseann, LLC. She is definitely “Changing the way we view and treat children's mental health,” and she is here today to give us her secrets to raising healthy kids.   Dr. Roseann speaks about how she became involved with treating children's mental health, how we are in a crisis state when it comes to mental health, why parents should be managing their own stress before assessing their child's stress, and more. With the pandemic, mass shootings, and other tragedies happening all across the world, and now with those tragedies being more accessible than ever through social media, our children are bound to feel sad and frustrated.   Kids and parents need to have something that comforts and calms them because if they don't, that stressor will keep on coming back and it will bring friends. Make sure to foster strong communication with your child before outsourcing because sometimes they just want someone that'll listen without judgment.    Make sure to tune in, take notes, and apply the knowledge that this very powerful woman is spilling over onto us, today.  KEY TAKEAWAYS [7:44] How Dr. Roseann became involved with children's mental health [9:57] What “crisis state” looks like in Roseann's office [16:22] How to get kids to open up [28:10] Stress management as parents to provide a good role model for our children [40:02] Mental health problems are evident across the world   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST Website: https://drroseann.com/ IG: @drroseann Facebook: Dr. Roseann Capana-Hodge TikTok: @drroseann YouTube MEMORABLE QUOTES “We are in a crisis state, even before the pandemic happened, which is why in January of 2020, I started the Global Institute of Children's Mental Health. And here we are in 2022, and it's pretty bad out there.” –Dr. Roseann   “Parents should be the CEO of their kids' physical and mental health.” –Dr. Roseann   “We are in a world of Facebook and Instagram where everything has to look a certain way, there's filters for everything and all of this other stuff. And our kids have a tremendous amount of pressure on them, even when parents don't put pressure on their kids.” –Dr. Roseann   “If you're not having regular conversations about how to deal with stressors, and we'll get into that, you're not going to jump into a hot situation.” –Dr. Roseann   “Start being a detective and look at your child and go, ‘Wow, they really have a low frustration tolerance'. I talk about a resiliency mindset; you want to be resilient.” –Dr. Roseann   “The best people, in terms of how they handle stress, is how they view it. So if you don't even view things as a stressor in the same way… we know that there's better life outcomes.” –Dr. Roseann   “I call this bubble wrap parenting. We are bubble wrapping our kids and we are not allowing them to tolerate uncomfortableness. And when you learn to be uncomfortable, little bits of uncomfortableness is how your kids self-regulate.” –Dr. Roseann   “That stress management, that calming the brain, is something you have to do everyday. It doesn't have to be a massage everyday, but it has to be 10 minutes of dedicated time powering your brain and body down… Gratitude practices, prayer, biofeedback, neurofeedback, yoga, there has to be quietness to it.” –Dr. Roseann   “14% of people aged 10-18 have a mental health problem. That's across the globe.” –Dr. Roseann

On this week's episode of IMPACT, we did not have a guest but we still had an impactful and meaningful conversation. Raising our children to be responsible, successful, and meaningful is something that needs to have the utmost attention as parents. What I wanted to talk about are the 7 core categories that will help kids grow to be healthy and resilient beings.   As parents, we may think that having our children grow up with the same customs and traditions that we had is acceptable because we did it and we turned out fine but did we really? About 1/3 of adults in North America take antidepressants. We need to examine ourselves before we embed our cultural misconceptions and habits onto them because they live in a whole new time, a whole new world than we did.    Tune in to find out more!   KEY TAKEAWAYS [7:40] Food [10:30] Mental health and resilience [12:54] Failure [15:09] Physical health [16:29] Getting kids to love learning [17:57] Conversations about money [20:27] Finding their purpose   CONNECT WITH ME Website Instagram MEMORABLE QUOTES “I am not concerned with what you are feeding my kids at a sleepover because when I do have control and I do get to have ownership, which is 90% of the meals that they eat, I'm really conscious about how and what I feed my kids.” –Meghan Walker   “I used to say to my patients that I'm not concerned with what you do once a year, I'm more concerned about what you do every single day.” –Meghan Walker   “So many of us (apologies to my parents) who raised their kids in the 80s, fall into, ‘Oh, we did it when we were kids and we are fine'… And the truth is, we're not really fine. Over 1/3 of adults in North America are taking antidepressants.” –Meghan Walker   “I want my kids to understand how they are feeling emotionally, how they are feeling physically, and the role that food can have in that place.” –Meghan Walker   “Resilience is one of our goals. And we, my husband and I, as two adults who had divorced parents, we talk about resilience all the time. How do we make our kids more resilient in the absence of getting divorced?” –Meghan Walker    “I want my kids to know how to fail and be rejected with grace. I want them to feel that feeling and also know that they come out of the other side. I do not want to be so protective as a parent that I prevent them from having access to that feeling and to that situation until they are adults.” “Not teaching your kids how to love the complete capacity of their body and how to move it; that to me is punishment.” –Meghan Walker     “I want to be responsible for cultivating that positive relationship with money because I want them to value it enough that they do the same for their children. That it isn't something to be feared, it isn't something that is evil, that it is something that it is, that it is a tool for creation.” –Meghan Walker

On this week's episode of IMPACT, we had an enlightening conversation with resilience master, Jess Sherman. Jess is a Family Health Educator, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Author, and host of the Feeding Families Podcast. In this show, we talk about what got her into the art of resilience for kids and how we can better our situation when it comes to overcoming anxiety and other mental health issues.   There are many issues that we are facing as a modern civilization when it comes to fortifying our minds but Jess makes it evident that what we feed ourselves and our children will have the biggest effect. Sugar consumption levels as well as screen time is causing kids to be more anxious and suicidal. Cutting back on these things as well as consuming more nutritious whole food can have significant outcomes when it comes to our mental stability.   As if our minds weren't fragile enough, the pandemic hit and things got much worse. Jess even says that the effects of the pandemic can affect us for decades to come. That is why it's very important to find ways to cope with our emotions when adversity hits so that we don't keep repeating the same dysfunctional patterns that do not serve us. For those who are intrigued by this conversation with Jess, make sure to tune in to her podcast, Feeding Families, and also pick up her book, Raising Resilience, available on Amazon! KEY TAKEAWAYS [4:54] How Jess became passionate about raising resilient kids [10:52] What is derailing the kids' resilience [15:45] We have been programmed to think that life is just stressful [18:33] Sugar and screens are causing more stress for kids [22:56] What's going on with kids is worldwide [24:00] Effects of the pandemic on kids and society overall   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST Website: https://www.jesssherman.com/ IG: jess.sherman_raisingresilience Book on Amazon: Raising Resilience Podcast: Feeding Families Free Seminar: Biology of Behaviour Blog post: Does my child have anxiety? Strategy sheet for getting started   MEMORABLE QUOTES “I have always been interested in resilience which is our capacity to grow in the face of stress, in the face of life… just grow into our best sense of self.” -Jess Sherman   “Our capacity to manage stress is totally run by nutrients. When you look at the HPA axis, when you look at hormones and neurotransmitters, all of those chemicals that make us feel the way we feel, those are all driven by nutrition, so there's work to do there.” -Jess Sherman   “Another thing we've normalized is, life is just stressful. Life is just stressful so take a yoga class, breathe your way through it, and what I'm telling people is yes that is true but we have this huge toolbox of nutrition to actually improve our stress tolerance that is often left untapped.” -Jess Sherman    “What's going on with kids is worldwide. Anxiety is way up, depression is way up, suicide attempts are way up, emerge visits for suicide attempts… just anxiety itself, we've gone up from about 20% to 30-40%-ish.” -Jess Sherman   “I think as a species, we went into this pandemic not so resilient. Things were already not great with our health. We were not very healthy… then this thing hit and everything got worse, emotionally and physically. And I think we're going to see the fallout from this for decades.” -Jess Sherman   “Patterns are your nervous system keeping you status quo. It takes a massive amount of energy to shift out of a pattern. It is much easier to just stay in the pattern even if it's a self-destructive pattern.” -Jess Sherman

On this episode of IMPACT, we had a conversation with the wonderful Dr. Aimie Apigian. Dr. Aimie is a Board Certified Preventative Medicine Physician with a Masters in Biochemistry and Public Health. She is also an author, speaker, and founder of Trauma Healing Accelerated, LLC. The topic of discussion for this week is understanding the complexity behind trauma and how to properly address it in order to heal from it.   There are many factors that play into trauma but many of us don't know what those factors are, let alone what trauma actually is and how it deeply affects us. In this episode, Dr. Aimie dives deep into how she became involved with healing trauma through her own personal experiences and how she has harnessed the pain and turned it into an art and practice that helps many people in their healing journeys.   Of course, we discuss many topics in this episode, but the one statement that Dr. Aimie could not emphasize enough is “less talking, more doing”. Quite frequently, she notices that people tend to stay in the act of expressing their feelings about their trauma and not enough on taking action to diminish it. She asserts that everyone has trauma; everyone in this world is going to endure it at some point. In this episode, she recommends how one should approach their road to emotional wellness and stability. Make sure to have your notepad on hand when you tune in!   KEY TAKEAWAYS:  [5:50] How Dr. Aimie Apigian got started in the world healing trauma ​​[12:21] The tools needed to rewire the nervous system [13:14] How trauma affects our minds and bodies through the years [22:01] Breaking down the process of fight-or-flight-or-freeze [24:29] Love and affection can be scary for some traumatized people [35:11] How trauma is stored in the body [36:38] Gender bias to being able to manage and integrate trauma [39:40] Pandemic of insecure attachment [46:37] The relationship between resilience and trauma WHERE TO FIND THE GUEST:    Biology of Trauma Summit 2.0   Trauma Healing Accelerated Website MEMORABLE QUOTES: “Trauma is anything that, for any reason, at that time, overwhelmed your system. And that's why it's so individual. And that's why it's also very much related to what is the state of your nervous system.” -Dr. Aimie Apigian    “We've lumped fight, flight, or freeze all in the same category, and that's not true. Those are very different physiological states.” -Dr. Aimie Apigian    “If we just take that moment to pause and sit, and let whatever comes up, come up, what we would find is that our body would start to shake and tremble because it's releasing all this adrenaline.” -Dr. Aimie Apigian    “Let's not talk, let's just do. Where many people get hurt in the process of their healing journey around trauma is talking about it.” -Dr. Aimie Apigian    “When we experience trauma, those are very uncomfortable sensations that happen in the body. And so, our nervous system, unconsciously but intentionally, disconnects us from those uncomfortable sensations it sees as a threat to our survival.”  -Dr. Aimie Apigian 

On this week's episode of IMPACT, there are no guests, it's just you and me. The topic of discussion for this episode is resilience. I wanted to unpack this very complex term because there are many layers to resilience and I think that it is something that every entrepreneur, every employee, every parent, every kid… everybody should have.   I discuss the factors that lead to substantial and robust resilience, most of which is developed at an early age. When my parents divorced, I flew back and forth between their homes since the age of 11. As if flying wasn't nerve-wrecking enough, I had to fly by myself and those experiences helped me build a tremendously strong emotional and mental resilience because that ‘goodbye' hurt every single time. It is the experiences we face when we're younger that shape us into the people we are today. But we have to address our traumas instead of masking them.    Though some of us have had the privilege of having a home, a nice family, good friends, a full fridge, not everyone has those privileges. It is very important to be aware that people act a certain way based on their life's circumstances. Empathy is something that we can and should develop in ourselves because not everyone has developed their resilience enough to endure their unfortunate circumstances.    Tune in, share with a friend, and leave a ‘like' if you enjoyed this episode! KEY TAKEAWAYS [3:35] Resilience is not simply the mental health piece [7:38] Meghan's own journey dealing with resilience [12:20] Meghan hated being flown from one parent to another [15:25] My resilience is my privilege [18:23] We don't know what happens behind closed doors to those around us   HOW TO CONNECT ME Visit www.meghanwalker.com Instagram: @drmeghanwalker MEMORABLE QUOTES: “Resilience is not simply the mental health piece, it is a spectrum; it's how we set our physiology and our psychology up for success. And that means we challenge the system.” – Meghan Walker   “If your physiology doesn't have your back, it doesn't matter how much positive psychology you throw at the table. The system cannot support the event.” – Meghan Walker   “Developing resilience is not something we are necessarily born with. We may have a genetic predisposition to not fly off the physiological handle in the face of anxiety and stress. But that is simply a predisposition.” – Meghan Walker   “I also know that this pattern of turning and walking forward and being able to move on to the next thing, that was part of my coping mechanism, and it's part of the coping mechanism that I've carried to adulthood.” – Meghan Walker    “I acknowledge that I have had access to things in my life that have afforded me a tremendous amount of privilege. But nothing has afforded me more privilege than accessing, experiencing, and witnessing evidence of my own capacity at a young age.” – Meghan Walker   “The one thing I can share with you as a clinician, and I think it's one of the most powerful lessons I took away from the clinical era of my career, is that lots of people, most people, have lots of shit you don't know about.” – Meghan Walker    “My question and call to action to you is: what and where in your life do you need to lean in on that resilience piece… On that physiological resilience… On that psychological resilience? What trauma would you benefit from unpacking?” – Meghan Walker

On this week's episode of IMPACT, we had one of the most intuitive conversations yet with the magical, Asha Frost. Asha is an Indigenous (Ojibwe) Medicine Person, mentor, space holder, author and more. Her mission is to have people decolonize their mind and free their spirit from the manacles that have been weighing us down for centuries.   Some of the most impactful ideas from this discussion were how she got introduced to the world of natural medicine and homeopathy; how one shouldn't care too much about other people's opinions; how to heal from generational trauma, and much more. Asha emphasizes the idea of decolonizing our brain and spirit, but it's not only for Indigenous people. She says that all people have been colonized to some extent and now, there is a shift in that aspect.     Asha is truly the modern bridge between the physical world and the spirit world. Her ways of living, ideologies, and ethics have tremendously sparked an inner light in many lives across the globe, including mine. If one wants to take a deeper dive into her journey and receive guidance from a true spiritual master, be sure to pick up her book, You Are The Medicine, available everywhere books are sold.    Tune in to find out more about this beautiful and powerful being.   KEY TAKEAWAYS  [4:14] How Asha got introduced to the world of natural medicine and homeopathy [9:44] Asha's opinions on society have changed since the time when she wrote her book [10:35] Asha felt a sense of healing through the process of publishing her book [15:11] What ‘You Are The Medicine' actually means [23:42] How to heal from generational trauma [32:18] Why the moon is so important [40:34] What people can expect after picking up You Are The Medicine   HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST You Are The Medicine Book IG: Asha Frost MEMORABLE QUOTES: “So then when 2020 came and everything rose up, it was hard because I've been talking about these things for years now and nobody really cared. Why are people caring now?” —Asha Frost    “So when the book opportunity came about, I knew that this was my one opportunity to speak the truth, my truth, my ancestors' truth, the land's truth… I wanted to make that impactful, as impactful as I could.” —Asha Frost   “If you're going to be medicines, can you look at where these are coming from? Can you honor the people? Can you honor the truth of what's happening in our country?” —Asha Frost   “When we say we love Canada, Canada is a racist country. Are you seeing that? Are you seeing how our Indigenous people are… being treated. Can we see all of those things? It's just asking for another level of accountability, responsibility, and reciprocity.” —Asha Frost    “I think we've all been colonized in different ways. We've been disconnected from spirit. Even our bodies, you know? … And that's one of the main purposes of my book, is reconnection, which seems so simple but we all need it.” —Asha Frost    “ ‘You are the Medicine', it really comes from my work as a Homeopath I think because I would see folks in front of me and I can see their vital force beaming at me… I could hear or sense the component of their vital force.” —Asha Frost   “I believe that part of the issue is we're so externally focused, our eyes are all red. I believe that when we could close our eyes and get into that internal space… if I do a shamanic journey, it's like spirit brings me all the messages.” —Asha Frost   “When you think about how she moves the tides, like we have tides within us and she's always communicating with us. But we have been colonized to just not reconnect to that. Yet, she is doing it anyways.” —Asha Frost   “It's really powerful when you lean into this work and turn off your brain, and you just let your being be, the capacity for manifestation in all elements of your life is really powerful.” —Dr. Megan Walker   “I want people to say that everywhere she showed up, her presence made me feel seen.” —Asha Frost