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Amanda Loyd didn't burn out from that season. She learned from it. Now she's on the Addo coaching team, and this episode is her introduction to the full Addo community — where she came from, what she built, what she'd do differently, and why the transition out of the treatment room felt bittersweet even when she knew it was the right move. If you've ever been muddled in the room five days a week with two days left to run everything else, you'll recognize her. In this episode, we discuss: - How Amanda built a clinical team from scratch at a three-location plastic surgery practice, doing the hiring, protocols, training, and marketing — while still in the treatment room - Why stepping out of the room is bittersweet, not just strategic, and what nobody tells you about the transition - The difference between med spa operations and physician-owned practice dynamics, and why that nuance changes everything about how you coach, hire, and grow - What Addo's AI Spa Team framework can do in hours that used to take weeks of manual SOP building - The kind of coaching calls that leave Amanda beaming — and what that tells you about what's possible for your business Want to break past $25K–$35K months without adding more treatment hours? Watch The Systems Shift and learn how 600+ spa owners are scaling into their Spa CEO role (without sacrificing family time or sanity).
Have you ever stayed somewhere, a job, a relationship, a version of yourself, not because it felt right, but because it paid the bills or because it's what you were supposed to do? My friend Spencer West has. And what he did next is one of the most quietly courageous things I've heard in a long time. Spencer was born with a genetic condition that led to the amputation of both legs before he was five. He came out as gay when the world around him said that wasn't an option. He spent years in a career that looked great from the outside and felt completely hollow on the inside. And then, one day, he said enough, and he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. On his hands. To raise clean water for thousands of people. What got me was the Alchemist quote he shared at the end of our conversation (you'll hear it -- just stay with us to the close). And the reminder that the universe was calling the whole time. He just had to pick up. Be sure to listen to the calls you're getting from the universe, and please, always be kind, gentle, and loving with yourself. About Spencer West Spencer West is a motivational speaker, content creator, and author of Breaking Free: Stop Following Expectations and Start Following Yourself. Born with a genetic condition that led to the amputation of both legs before age five, Spencer spent years navigating a world full of expectations that were never his -- until he finally stopped pretending and started listening to his soul. In 2012, he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro on his hands, raising clean water for 12,500 people in East Africa. Today he travels the world helping others ask the questions that change everything: Why am I here? And what would it look like to actually break free? About Your Host, Julie Reisler Julie Reisler is a heart-led intuitive guide, TEDx speaker, author, and host of The You-est You® Podcast. For over 15 years, she has helped high-achieving souls reconnect to their intuition, trust their inner guidance, and build lives rooted in inner peace and purpose. A faculty member at Georgetown University and founder of the Intuitive Life Designer® Coach Academy, Julie blends spirituality, science, positive psychology, and lived experience to help you remember and embody your You-est You. Be sure to subscribe to Julie's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/juliereisler and ring the notification bell so that you never miss a powerful episode! Here's to your truest, You-est You! Love, Julie You-est You® Resources for YOU! See below for free tools, resources, programs, and goodies to help you become your YOU-EST YOU! FREE Manifest Your Goals & Dreams 7-Day Toolset This stunning free toolset is a 7-day workbook (25 pages full) of powerful mindset practices, grounding meditations (and audio), a new beautiful time management system and template to set your personalized schedule for your best productivity, a personalized energy assessment, and so much more. It was designed to specifically help you uplevel your routine and self-care habits for success so you can radiate and become your 'You-est You'. These tools are some of Julie's best practices used with hundreds of her clients to help you feel more confident, clear, and connected to your best self so that you feel inspired to take on the world. Get it at: juliereisler.com/toolset FREE Intuition Test - Your Intuition on Demand Unlock your unique intuitive super-powers and discover your dominant Intuition Language™. Take the free test now at https://juliereisler.com/intuitiontest Intuition Activation Mini-Course - 50% OFF! For a limited time only, get access to Julie's powerful transformative Intuition Activation mini-course for 50% off! You'll have lifetime access to this course that is full of video modules, worksheets, meditations, tools and practices to unlock your intuition and activate your inner guidance! Sign up now at https://juliereisler.com/activation Julie's Private Soul Circle Membership on YouTube is Here! If you've been craving a deeper connection to your intuition, spiritual guidance, and heart-centered community, this is your invitation.
When a teen is in crisis, the behavior is not the whole message. In this conversation, I talk with Katie May about what she calls "fire feelers," kids and teens who are biologically sensitive, highly reactive, and slow to return to baseline once emotions get big. Katie explains how these kids often grow up hearing some version of "you're fine" when they are very much not fine, and how that repeated mismatch can teach them to distrust their own internal experience. We talk about why self-destructive behavior is often an attempt to make overwhelming emotion stop, and why behavior has to be understood as communication before it can really change. We also get into one of the most important parts of the episode for me: what happens to parents when things escalate. Katie talks about the shame and blame cycle, the grief that sits underneath so much of that, and why parents need their own support if they are going to stay steady in the middle of a crisis. We unpack the revolving door of hospitalization, what keeps families stuck there, and why healing is not about making all the stress disappear. It is about learning how to live inside a life that is hard and still build something meaningful, connected, and hopeful. Key Takeaways Some kids are biologically more sensitive. They feel emotions intensely, react quickly, and take longer to calm back down. Katie calls these kids "fire feelers." Repeated dismissal teaches kids to doubt themselves. When a child keeps hearing "you're fine" while feeling overwhelmed, they may start to believe their own internal signals are wrong. Self-destructive behavior is often a solution, not just a problem. It may be an impulsive attempt to make unbearable emotion go away fast. Behavior is communication. If the outside looks chaotic, there is usually something painful and dysregulated happening on the inside. Validation is not approval. It is a way of saying, "I see how hard this is for you," without reinforcing harmful behavior. Parents do not need a perfect script. Sometimes the right response is words, and sometimes it is simply staying present without minimizing what the teen is feeling. Beneath blame and shame, there is often grief. Parents are grieving the gap between the life they imagined and the life they are actually living. You cannot just remove a coping strategy without building something else. If a behavior is serving a survival function, there has to be a different way for that person to get through the day. The hospitalization cycle can become its own trap. Parents and clinicians feel temporary relief, but the teen often comes back to the same triggers without enough targeted support. Parents need real support too. This is heavy, isolating work, and families need spaces where they can talk honestly without being judged or panicked at. About Katie May Katie K. May is a licensed therapist, author, speaker, and group practice owner. She founded Creative Healing, a multi-location teen support center in the Philadelphia area, and wrote the #1 Amazon best-seller You're On Fire, It's Fine. With lived experience as a teen who turned to self-harm, Katie is one of only 11 Linehan Board Certified DBT Clinicians in Pennsylvania, the gold standard treatment for self-harm and suicidal behaviors. She equips parents and clinicians with practical, trauma-informed tools to decode behavior as survival and create lasting change. About Your Host, Gabriele Nicolet I'm Gabriele Nicolet, toddler whisperer, speech therapist, parenting life coach, and host of Complicated Kids. Each week, I share practical, relationship-based strategies for raising kids with big feelings, big needs, and beautifully different brains. My goal is to help families move from surviving to thriving by building connection, confidence, and clarity at home. Complicated Kids Resources and Links
expenses are logged. And yet, something is still missing — not the data, but the clarity that should come with it. In this episode of Spa Marketing Made Easy, Daniela Woerner breaks down exactly what is standing between you and the financial visibility you need to lead your business with confidence. The answer is not more tracking. It is a better way to see the data you already have. Daniela shares how she used Claude (her AI tool of choice) to transform Addo Aesthetics' existing financial records into an interactive visual dashboard — one that revealed growth trends, surfaced blind spots, and generated forward-looking revenue projections. All in about 15 minutes. She then walks through the same experience with a Growth Factor® client whose relationship with her own business numbers shifted entirely once the data became visual. This is not about learning a new system or adding more to your plate. It is about finally seeing what has already been in your spreadsheets all along. In this episode, we discuss: The critical difference between having financial data and having financial clarity Why clean, consistent tracking still leaves most spa owners without the bird's-eye view they need How Daniela used Claude to build an interactive financial dashboard from existing data in 15 minutes What a visual dashboard reveals that rows and columns simply cannot: trends, projections, and blind spots How a Growth Factor® client's relationship with her business numbers changed when her data became visual The important distinction between financial performance data and sensitive financial identity data, and how to protect yourself when using AI tools What forward-looking financial visibility actually changes about how you plan, prioritize, and lead Resources Mentioned in Episode 486: Your Spa's Financial Data Has Been Telling You a Story — AI Can Finally Show You What It Says Ready to try it yourself? Start with Claude Want to break past $25K–$35K months without adding more treatment hours? Watch The Systems Shift and learn how 600+ spa owners are scaling into their Spa CEO role (without sacrificing family time or sanity).
Most leaders trying to scale their organization start by doing more. Longer days. More meetings. One more push to get the next milestone over the line. The ceiling shows up anyway, because a founder cannot scale herself. Growth is more in, more out. Scale is more out per unit of effort, and that math only changes when the structure underneath the work changes. Sarah goes solo in this episode to walk through the role redesign that makes scaling possible, drawing on the Impact Method framework and a decade of running her own organization on it. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why working harder ends in a ceiling and what to focus on instead when the goal is true scale The shift from "who's in charge of who" to "who's in charge of which outcomes" and what changes once it lands Heads roles versus hands roles, and the rule for when heads work has to take priority over hands work Why the visionary and the integrator should not be the same person past a certain size, and what an integrator actually owns The high-level outcomes blueprint most nonprofits need: vision, optimum speed and capacity, resource optimization, and service delivery Who This Episode Is For Executive directors and nonprofit founders feeling the ceiling of what one person can carry Leaders whose org chart was built around control rather than outcomes CEOs holding both the visionary and the integrator roles and noticing it's costing the organization speed Anyone whose team is busy but the mission is not advancing at the rate the vision requires Practical takeaways List the five or six key outcomes your organization actually needs owned. Notice how many of them currently sit with you. For one team member this week, redesign their role from a task list into an outcome they own. If you are wearing both the visionary and the integrator hats, name the integrator outcome out loud and identify who could grow into it. Audit your last leadership meeting. Were you controlling people or moving outcomes forward? About Your Host, Sarah Olivieri Bold, strategic, and refreshingly human… Sarah Olivieri is the go-to expert for conversations on aligned leadership, outcome delegation, and sustainable growth.She brings wit, warmth, and real-world wisdom to mission-driven founders, visionary CEOs, and change-makers who want more clarity, more joy, and more results. Most leaders hit a wall when success depends on them holding it all together. Sarah helps them change that by redefining leadership around outcomes instead of activity, empowering teams to own results that scale and freeing leaders to focus on the vision that drives them. A former director of three nonprofits and founder of five businesses, she has a rare ability to spot opportunity where others see chaos, shift stuck patterns, and build organizations that support both legacy and life. Sarah leads with the same mindset that made her an award-winning sailor: iterate on what works, stay focused in the storm, and never forget the joy of the journey. Links Website: saraholivieri.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn.
You know that feeling when you're playing out the voices, beliefs, and views of those who raised you, then one day you realize it was never yours? That's where my friend Anjie Hipple's story begins. She grew up in a fundamentalist Christian household focused on rules, strict devotion and giving her power away. After a serious u-turn in life and crumbling of her marriage and life as she knew it, something cracked open. What came through was Judah, an angelic collective that now speaks through her, offering guidance that is clear, grounded, and stunning. This week's episode is a good one, soul family. We talk about what sovereignty actually looks like when you stop asking for permission and what spiritual codependency costs us. And here's something EXCITING I want you to know about! Anjie and I are co-leading the Truest You-est You® Retreat at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, NC this July 10-12. Think channeled meditations, sound healing, ancestral clearing, heart coherence -- all in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We have been there before and it is truly its own kind of magic.
The shoes, backpacks, grades, and meltdowns are not the whole story. They never were. This one gave me a reason to pause and reflect. I originally thought I would do something special for episode 150, and then life happened. So here we are at episode 155, and honestly, the double fives feel like a good enough reason to pause and look back. There is no guest today. It's just me reflecting on what I hope has been underneath this podcast all along. One of the biggest threads is this: children are whole humans. They are not projects. They are not here to perform perfectly so we can feel like good parents. They are their own people, growing and developing in the way they are meant to grow and develop. That is true for children who will eventually move into adulthood with more independence, and it is also true for children who may need support throughout their lives. If that is part of your family's story, I mention my conversation with Maedi Tanham Carney from Episode 106 about future planning and support for children who may need lifelong care: https://youtu.be/UjN7mLZKjuc I also talk about how easy it is to lose the long view of parenting when we are deep in the everyday stuff: shoes, backpacks, homework, grades, getting to school on time, getting through the day. Those things can feel huge in the moment, and I get that. But they are not the whole point. The point is raising a human. That long view also shows up in my conversation with Martha Adler from Episode 3 about death, grief, and helping children navigate loss: https://youtu.be/ycjCg9KB_zE Another thread I come back to again and again is the difference between influence and control. We have influence over our children. We can guide, support, teach, model, and repair. But we do not control who they become or exactly how their lives unfold. I know. Rude. But also true. If that idea feels like something you need more of, I mention my conversation with Ben Pugh from Episode 33 on influence versus control: https://youtu.be/LM0KJS-NKNs I also talk about the thoughts we have about our children and how much those thoughts shape our experience of parenting. When we believe our kids "should" be different, easier, faster, more motivated, more regulated, or more like the child we imagined, we usually end up suffering right alongside them. That is where the idea that circumstances are neutral comes in. I reference my conversation with Penny Williams from Episode 85 on that exact topic: https://youtu.be/y2ecqVV08lg And of course, we get to behavior. Because we always get to behavior. Behavior is a signal. It is not the root. When something looks disorderly on the outside, something often feels disorderly on the inside too. That does not mean anything goes. It means we need to stay curious about what the behavior is communicating before we decide we understand the whole story. For more on that, I mention my conversation with Debra Brause from Episode 129: https://youtu.be/--rKzaCQZ5M Mostly, this episode is a thank you and a reminder. Thank you for listening, for sharing episodes, for telling me what lands, and for being part of this community. And here is the reminder: The child in front of you is not a problem to solve. The hard day you are having today will not happen again exactly this way. And the work is not getting every backpack hung up correctly. The work is raising a human. Key Takeaways Children are whole humans, not projects. Parenting is bigger than the daily checklist. The long view matters. Influence is not the same as control. Thoughts shape the parenting experience. Behavior is communication. Curiosity creates compassion. Hard days are temporary. Parents need support too. The child in front of us matters more than the child we imagined. About Your Host, Gabriele Nicolet I'm Gabriele Nicolet, toddler whisperer, speech therapist, parenting life coach, and host of Complicated Kids. Each week, I share practical, relationship-based strategies for raising kids with big feelings, big needs, and beautifully different brains. My goal is to help families move from surviving to thriving by building connection, confidence, and clarity at home. Complicated Kids Resources & Links
Today is Memorial Day, and Daniela didn't want to let this day pass without saying something she genuinely believes needs to be said. Not as a coach or a CEO, but as a human being who is fully aware of how much she's been given — and how easy it is to forget that in the middle of a hard business week. This episode is a reflection on freedom: what it cost, what it makes possible, and why the ability to build a business is not something any of us should be taking for granted. Daniela shares what Memorial Day actually means — and how sitting with the weight of that, even briefly, changes the lens through which we see the hard parts of entrepreneurship. Whether you're heading into this long weekend rested or running on empty, this one is for you. In this episode, we discuss: Why Memorial Day is distinct from Veterans Day, and why that distinction matters The direct connection between the sacrifices of those who served and the freedom to build a business Why entrepreneurship, at its core, is an act of freedom — not a burden The question Daniela wants you to ask yourself the next time you're in a hard week A reminder that being tired doesn't mean you're failing; it means you're building something real A closing reflection for the families who are marking this day with grief, and for every spa owner who sometimes forgets what a gift it is to keep building Want to break past $25K–$35K months without adding more treatment hours? Watch The Systems Shift and learn how 600+ spa owners are scaling into their Spa CEO role (without sacrificing family time or sanity).
Episode Description Most leaders think of delegation as a way to get time back. That framing is half the story, and it's the half that keeps leaders stuck in the weeds. When the conversation around delegation only centers on the CEO's calendar, the team ends up filled with people who do tasks well and own almost nothing. Sarah goes solo in this episode to walk through why delegating outcomes, not tasks, is what builds a team capable of running the organization forward. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why task-focused delegation accidentally selects for "that's not my job" team members and filters out the A players The shift from delegating tasks to delegating outcomes, and what changes in your team within months of making it The zigzag-runner image: how the visionary moves through the future and how a strong team follows on a smoother path Why a culture of accountability is downstream of a delegation pattern, not a value statement The conversation Sarah had with a client that morning about moving from supervising people to managing outcomes Who This Episode Is For CEOs and founders who keep saying their team isn't proactive enough and quietly suspect they are part of why Leaders whose calendars are full of approvals, check-ins, and re-explaining the same thing Mission-driven leaders who want to grow people, not just productivity Anyone tired of being the only person on the team who thinks about strategy Practical takeaways Pick one task you delegated this month. Reverse-engineer it into the outcome it was meant to produce, and re-delegate the outcome. Notice the difference between supervising people and managing outcomes. Choose one team member and shift to the second mode this week. Audit your last three hires. Were you hiring for execution or for ownership? Adjust the next job description accordingly. About Your Host, Sarah Olivieri Bold, strategic, and refreshingly human… Sarah Olivieri is the go-to expert for conversations on aligned leadership, outcome delegation, and sustainable growth.She brings wit, warmth, and real-world wisdom to mission-driven founders, visionary CEOs, and change-makers who want more clarity, more joy, and more results. Most leaders hit a wall when success depends on them holding it all together. Sarah helps them change that by redefining leadership around outcomes instead of activity, empowering teams to own results that scale and freeing leaders to focus on the vision that drives them. A former director of three nonprofits and founder of five businesses, she has a rare ability to spot opportunity where others see chaos, shift stuck patterns, and build organizations that support both legacy and life. Sarah leads with the same mindset that made her an award-winning sailor: iterate on what works, stay focused in the storm, and never forget the joy of the journey. Links Website: saraholivieri.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn.
You know that feeling when you've been trying to release something for a long time and it just keeps coming back? I've been there more times than I can count, wondering what I was doing wrong. Well, my friend Danielle LaPorte is back on the show and she gave me one of those mind glown moments I wasn't expecting. If you're watching, I give it away with my facial reaction. She said that the whole idea of letting go as we've been taught is actually working against us, because energetically, we can't destroy what we're feeling. We can only transform it (and that's everything). Tune in to learn exactly how to do this, from her newest book, Bless and Release. We also go deep into her centering practice, which she leads live in the episode and involves working with color and vibration as real healing tools. It's beautiful and one of my favorite parts of this episode. We talk about free will versus divine blueprint, what's quietly cluttering your auric field, and she says something about joy and the divine that I think you're going to want to write on a sticky note and put on your mirror. I love growing, learning, transforming, and flourishing together. We're not meant to do life alone, and I hope you know I'm grateful for you! Get Danielle's newest book:
If your child is escalating and you are escalating too, that is not a discipline problem. It is a nervous system moment. In this conversation, I talk with Eva Crawford, LCSW-C, about what somatic work actually means and why it matters so much for parents of neurodivergent kids. Eva explains how many of us are not noticing what is happening in our own bodies until we are already fully triggered, and how that makes it much harder to respond the way we want to. We talk about interoception, trauma responses, shame, and the ways parents can start building awareness before they hit the point of yelling, shutting down, or spiraling. We also get into one of my favorite parts of the conversation: Eva's smoke alarm analogy. She explains that some kids have incredibly sensitive nervous systems, so what looks like a huge overreaction may actually be a smoke alarm going off over crispy toast. The problem is that when the child's alarm sets off the parent's alarm too, nobody is helping the house feel safer. We talk about what repair really looks like, why your child cannot borrow calm from a dysregulated parent, and why you do not have to be perfectly healed to be a good parent. You just have to stay curious enough to keep learning. Key Takeaways Somatic work starts with noticing the body sooner. Instead of waiting until you are in full panic, rage, or shutdown, somatic work helps you notice the earlier signs like tight shoulders, jaw tension, jitteriness, heat, or shallow breathing. Many parents are not reacting the way they want to because they are already escalated. That does not automatically mean they lack parenting knowledge. Often it means their nervous system is taking over before they can access the response they would prefer. Your child's distress can trigger your own unfinished material. If your reaction feels bigger than the moment calls for, that is often a clue that something older or deeper is being activated in you. Kids cannot borrow calm from a dysregulated parent. If you want to help a child regulate, you usually have to bring your own system down first, even if only by one notch. The goal is not to lecture the smoke alarm. When a child is in a full nervous system response, logic is not going to land. Safety, co-regulation, and lowered threat come first. Repair matters more than perfection. The rupture itself is not always what causes the most damage. What matters most is whether you come back, take responsibility, and reconnect. A real apology is about your behavior, not the child's feelings. You are not apologizing for their upset. You are apologizing for how you showed up when you were overwhelmed. Shame shuts down growth. Curiosity opens it back up. If you feel ashamed after a parenting moment, that can be a signal that there is something important to understand, not proof that you are failing. Parents need in-the-moment tools and long-term healing. A 30-second reset can help during a meltdown, but lasting change also comes from capacity building, self-compassion, therapy, coaching, and addressing old patterns. You do not have to be fully healed to be a good parent. You do need humility, awareness, and a willingness to keep making adjustments. About Eva Crawford Eva Crawford, LCSW-C, is a licensed clinical social worker and board-certified supervisor with more than a decade of experience providing holistic, trauma-informed care. Her work integrates somatic, narrative, DBT, and ACT approaches with a neurodiversity-affirming lens to support individuals and families navigating complex trauma, burnout, and major life transitions. Eva is known for creating a grounded, compassionate therapeutic space that emphasizes safety, sense of self, and meaningful change. About Your Host, Gabriele Nicolet I'm Gabriele Nicolet, toddler whisperer, speech therapist, parenting life coach, and host of Complicated Kids. Each week, I share practical, relationship-based strategies for raising kids with big feelings, big needs, and beautifully different brains. My goal is to help families move from surviving to thriving by building connection, confidence, and clarity at home. Complicated Kids Resources and Links
Turning 45 is just a number. Until it isn't. This birthday episode, Daniela gets off script and gets real about the year that changed her. 44 was quietly one of the most significant years of her life, and turning 45 feels less like a milestone and more like permission she is done waiting for someone else to grant. In this episode, Daniela shares the list she's been building all year: the apologies she is officially retiring. Not from a place of arrogance or dismissal, but from a place of hard-won, grounded clarity. She talks about what it means to stop softening your "no," to stop comparing yourself to people on a different timeline, and to stop shrinking your success so other people stay comfortable. She also gets honest about why this birthday carried extra weight, and why ordinary days deserve to be treated like the extraordinary gift they actually are. This one is not about frameworks or tactics. It is Daniela talking to you the way she would talk to a friend. It is the kind of conversation you didn't know you needed. In this episode, we discuss: Why turning 45 hit differently, and what made 44 one of the most significant years of Daniela's life The unexpected gift of the 40s and the clarity this decade brings Why ordinary days are anything but ordinary (and what it took to really understand that) The specific apologies Daniela is releasing, including saying no, investing in her business, and taking up space Why visible success in this industry comes with strange cultural pressure to stay small, and how to opt out The only comparison that actually matters as a business owner and a human A birthday gift Daniela wants to pass along to every listener, wherever they are right now Want to break past $25K–$35K months without adding more treatment hours? Watch The Systems Shift and learn how 600+ spa owners are scaling into their Spa CEO role (without sacrificing family time or sanity).
Episode Description Most founders are running their organization from operator mode and calling it leadership. The doing feels productive. The decisions feel necessary. And the strategic work, the part that actually points the organization in the right direction, keeps getting pushed to "when things calm down." … And things never calm down. Sarah goes solo in this episode to walk through the difference between CEO mode and operator mode, why staying stuck in the doing creates a bottleneck that stalls growth, and how to start protecting visionary time even when you are wearing every hat. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why visionary work is a critical function on par with payroll, HR, and programs, not a "fun extra" The pattern she calls visionary whiplash, and how unprotected visioning disorients your team Why the CEO who stays the operator becomes the decision bottleneck that stalls growth The tiki raft analogy: when capacity is the problem, direction is not the question yet The first concrete move most small organizations make before hiring more leaders Who This Episode Is For Nonprofit Executive Directors and CEOs wearing every hat and quietly suspicious that visionary work doesn't count as real work Working boards running an organization with no staff, trying to figure out where strategy ends and execution begins Leaders whose teams have started saying "I don't know what we're focused on this month" Anyone watching their organization stall because every decision still routes through one person Practical takeaways Tag your time. Notice which hours go to right-direction work and which go to operator work, and track the percentage. Put new ideas on a list to review at your next strategic cycle instead of acting on them the day they arrive. Run a strategic planning cycle every two months, even if it is a solo session with a clear agenda. Before hiring more leaders, consider whether a strong executive assistant would unlock the capacity you actually need. About Your Host, Sarah Olivieri Bold, strategic, and refreshingly human… Sarah Olivieri is the go-to expert for conversations on aligned leadership, outcome delegation, and sustainable growth.She brings wit, warmth, and real-world wisdom to mission-driven founders, visionary CEOs, and change-makers who want more clarity, more joy, and more results. Most leaders hit a wall when success depends on them holding it all together. Sarah helps them change that by redefining leadership around outcomes instead of activity, empowering teams to own results that scale and freeing leaders to focus on the vision that drives them. A former director of three nonprofits and founder of five businesses, she has a rare ability to spot opportunity where others see chaos, shift stuck patterns, and build organizations that support both legacy and life. Sarah leads with the same mindset that made her an award-winning sailor: iterate on what works, stay focused in the storm, and never forget the joy of the journey. Links Website: saraholivieri.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn.
This episode of the Amazing Cities and Towns Podcast sponsored by Bearing Advisors, Jim Hunt interviews Donnavan Pepper of the National Strategic Partnership at Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies. · A candid conversation about building bridges in local government · And, much more 7 Steps to an Amazing City: Attitude Motivation Attention to Detail Zing Inclusiveness Neighborhood Empowerment Green Awareness Thanks for listening and look forward to having you join us for the next episode. Links Mentions During Show: www.AmazingCities.org · www.AmazingCities.org/podcast to be a guest on the podcast About Donovan Pepper: Donovan W. Pepper is Principal and Director of National Strategic Partnerships at Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies , where he leads multi-jurisdictional government relations and builds nationwide advocacy coalitions. Prior to this role, he spent nearly 18 years as Senior Director of Government Relations and Civic Engagement at Walgreens, directing legislative and public health protection strategies across all 50 states. His deep public policy background also includes leadership positions with the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Restaurant Association, AT&T, and Amtrak, following an early career as an Illinois House of Representatives staffer. A dedicated civic leader, Mr. Pepper is a trustee of Knox College, a member of the University of Illinois System presidential search committee, and the former Chairman of the Board for The Civic Federation. Recognized by President Barack Obama for national and community service, he holds a master's degree in political studies from the University of Illinois Springfield. About Your Host, Jim Hunt: Welcome to the "Building Amazing Cities and Towns Podcast" … The podcast for Mayors, Council Members, Managers, Staff and anyone who is interested in building an Amazing City. Your host is Jim Hunt, the author of "Bottom Line Green, How American Cities are Saving the Planet and Money Too" and his latest book, "The Amazing City - 7 Steps to Creating an Amazing City" Jim is also the former President of the National League of Cities, 27 year Mayor, Council Member and 2006 Municipal Leader of the Year by American City and County Magazine. Today, Jim speaks to 1000's of local government officials each year in the US and abroad. Jim also consults with businesses that are bringing technology and innovation to local government. Amazing City Resources: Buy Jim's Popular Books: · The Entrepreneurial City: Building Smarter Governments through Entrepreneurial Thinking: https://www.amazingcities.org/copy-of-the-amazing-city · The Amazing City: 7 Steps to Creating an Amazing City: https://www.amazingcities.org/product-page/the-amazing-city-7-steps-to-creating-an-amazing-city · Bottom Line Green: How America's Cities and Saving the Planet (And Money Too) https://www.amazingcities.org/product-page/bottom-line-green-how-america-s-cities-are-saving-the-planet-and-money-too FREE White Paper: · "10 Steps to Revitalize Your Downtown" www.AmazingCities.org/10-Steps Hire Jim to Speak at Your Next Event: · Tell us about your event and see if dates are available at www.AmazingCities.org/Speaking Hire Jim to Consult with Your City or Town: · Discover more details at https://www.amazingcities.org/consulting Discuss Your Business Opportunity/Product to Help Amazing Cities: · Complete the form at https://www.amazingcities.org/business-development A Special Thanks to Bearing Advisors for the support of this podcast: www.BearingAdvisors.Net
What does it mean to be human as we move beyond AI and binary thinking, and into a future where consciousness itself becomes the technology?For the finale episode of Season 5, Stephanie Trager is joined by Margot Wilson, sculptor, philosopher, astrologer, and multidimensional thinker, for a conversation on her visionary work exploring human technology, spiral consciousness, the limits of artificial intelligence, and what may lie ahead for humanity as we evolve beyond the structures that currently define us.Are we advancing through technology, or forgetting something far more powerful that already exists within us?We explore:03:28 Margot's Origin Story & Early Consciousness Experiences06:24 Ancient Wisdom and Buddhist Philosophy10:21 Post-Binary Reality and the Collapse of Dualism13:46 The Third Millennium Project Begins14:09 Human Technology vs Artificial Intelligence21:25 Life Beyond the Physical Body23:01 Spiral Energy, Breath, and Consciousness32:03 The Role of the Heart in Evolution43:27 AI Ingesting Itself and Its Limits55:58 Why the Pursuit of Identity Distracts from CreatingTune in! Full bio and show notes https://www.catalysttalks.com
Have you ever wondered if the people you've lost are still with you somehow? My guest this week, Mark Anthony, known as the Psychic Lawyer, is a fourth-generation psychic medium AND a practicing attorney. Such a fascinating combo, right? We talk about the electromagnetic nature of the soul, what near-death experiences actually tell us about consciousness, and the heart-touching work he does with Helping Parents Heal. Fair warning: some of his stories gave me full-body goosebumps, and I was in the middle of a peri-menopause hot flash.
You cannot teach executive function by controlling a child harder. Executive function is not just about planners, homework, and getting organized. It is about self-awareness, self-regulation, and being able to take the next step toward a goal, even when something feels hard. In this episode, I talk with Sean McCormick, founder of Executive Function Specialists, about what actually helps kids build executive function skills. We unpack why avoidance is often a sign that something feels too hard, why motivation works better when it connects to a child's own goals, and why adults need to stop trying to control kids and start getting more curious about what is getting in the way. Sean shares practical ways to break big goals into doable steps, explains why support should be done with kids instead of for them, and makes a strong case for modeling executive function in our own lives too. Key Takeaways Executive function is bigger than school skills. It includes planning, organization, self-awareness, time awareness, inhibition, emotional regulation, and the ability to evaluate priorities and move toward a future goal. Emotional regulation is part of executive function. Kids cannot plan, prioritize, or get started well when they are overwhelmed and not aware of what they are feeling. Avoidance usually tells us something important. When a child keeps avoiding homework or a task, it often means the task feels too hard, too big, too unclear, or too emotionally loaded. Real growth happens at the point of performance. Executive function skills are built in the moment a child is facing the actual challenge, not only through lessons about skills in the abstract. Kids need the next right step, not the whole staircase. A big goal becomes more manageable when adults help break it down into a challenge that feels just doable enough. Motivation works better when it belongs to the child. Kids are more likely to engage when they can connect daily tasks to something they want for themselves, not just something adults want from them. Adults have to notice the nonverbal signs. Body language, shutdown, avoidance, and tone often tell us more than a child's words about when something feels too hard. Support works best when it is done with a child, not for them. Co-regulating, helping them get started, and gradually releasing responsibility builds skill without taking away agency. Failure is not the end of the process. Failure gives feedback. Natural consequences can help kids learn, especially when an adult helps them reflect and recover instead of shaming them. Adults need to model executive function too. Kids learn from how we manage our own energy, limits, priorities, and stress. Burned-out adults cannot effectively teach sustainable regulation. About Sean McCormick Sean McCormick is a former public school special education teacher and the founder of Executive Function Specialists, an online coaching company that supports students with ADHD and autism in building executive function skills. He also founded the Executive Function Coaching Academy to train educators and professionals in executive function coaching, and co-founded UpSkill Specialists to support neurodivergent adults. Sean is passionate about helping students and families understand the practical skills that make everyday life more manageable and meaningful. About Your Host, Gabriele Nicolet I'm Gabriele Nicolet, toddler whisperer, speech therapist, parenting life coach, and host of Complicated Kids. Each week, I share practical, relationship-based strategies for raising kids with big feelings, big needs, and beautifully different brains. My goal is to help families move from surviving to thriving by building connection, confidence, and clarity at home. Complicated Kids Resources & Links
You are not running out of time. You are running out of clarity about where your time is actually going — and that is a very different problem with a very fixable solution. In this episode, Daniela walks you through the CEO time audit she runs with her own team twice a year — and teaches inside the Growth Factor® Implementation program — and what spa owners almost universally discover when they do it for the first time. Spoiler: the time is there. It is just buried inside habits, assumptions, and tasks you have never stopped to question. Daniela breaks down the critical difference between admin time and CEO time, why most spa owners are accidentally protecting the wrong one, and what it actually costs your business when CEO-level work keeps getting pushed to the bottom of the list. She also gets honest about the scarcity trap that keeps so many spa owners locked in the treatment room — and the specific, calculated process inside Growth Factor® that creates a strategic path out. If you have ever felt too busy to work on your business, this episode is for you. In this episode, we discuss: Why "admin time" and "CEO time" are not the same thing — and why the language you use matters more than you think What CEO-level work actually includes across the five divisions of your business The scarcity trap that keeps spa owners stuck in the treatment room — and how to think about it differently How to do a full time audit: hour-by-hour tracking across both work and life categories The three options for any task that should not be on your plate: delegate, eliminate, or hand to AI Why protecting CEO time is an accountability problem, not a calendar problem Practical strategies for holding the boundary once you have built it — including how to name your time blocks so they are harder to sacrifice Want to break past $25K–$35K months without adding more treatment hours? Watch The Systems Shift and learn how 600+ spa owners are scaling into their Spa CEO role (without sacrificing family time or sanity).
Episode Description Most nonprofit leaders sit down to design a program and start by mapping the steps. The modules. The services. The flow. That work is real, and it belongs at step four, not step one. The three steps that should come before it are usually missing entirely, which is why so many programs are hard to run, hard to improve, and hard to explain to funders. Sarah goes solo in this episode to walk through a four-part program design framework that flips the order most organizations are using. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why step four (mapping the program) is the step almost everyone starts with, and what that costs the organization downstream The two questions to answer before you ever map a single service: what problem are you solving, and what does "done" look like for the client How to define qualified-to-start without quietly excluding the people who need the program most The 3.5 marketing bonus step that lets you serve everyone while still marketing to somebody specific Why this framework makes program measurement and KPIs dramatically easier to set later Who This Episode Is For Executive directors whose programs feel hard to explain to funders Nonprofit leaders staring at modules they built before they ever defined "done" Boards and leadership teams about to launch a new program and tempted to skip the upstream work Any organization whose pitch keeps landing as "we serve everybody" Practical takeaways Set your existing program modules aside (Sarah offers her fire bucket) and answer the four questions in order before you look at the modules again. Define done as a state of being for your client, not a count of completed sessions or modules. Pick one program this quarter and name the specific audience it is the best fit for, even if you serve a broader population. Use the magic-wand exercise: design the program with unrestricted funding first, then build version A from current resources and pitch version C to your donors. About Your Host, Sarah Olivieri Bold, strategic, and refreshingly human… Sarah Olivieri is the go-to expert for conversations on aligned leadership, outcome delegation, and sustainable growth.She brings wit, warmth, and real-world wisdom to mission-driven founders, visionary CEOs, and change-makers who want more clarity, more joy, and more results. Most leaders hit a wall when success depends on them holding it all together. Sarah helps them change that by redefining leadership around outcomes instead of activity, empowering teams to own results that scale and freeing leaders to focus on the vision that drives them. A former director of three nonprofits and founder of five businesses, she has a rare ability to spot opportunity where others see chaos, shift stuck patterns, and build organizations that support both legacy and life. Sarah leads with the same mindset that made her an award-winning sailor: iterate on what works, stay focused in the storm, and never forget the joy of the journey. Links Website: saraholivieri.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn.
I did something I've been called to do for a long time. I went to Dr. Joe Dispenza's seven-day retreat -- and honestly, I'm still integrating everything that happened. This week's episode is me pulling back the curtain and sharing the whole experience. The meditations, the surrender, the healing stories I witnessed, and the moments I genuinely cannot explain but know were real. Including this: 99.99% of reality is not physical matter. It's energy in the quantum field. We are literally only seeing .01% of what's real. Mind glown. ✨ What Dr. Joe teaches about heart-brain coherence is something I also weave into my Intuitive Life Designer® Coach Academy, because I've seen it work. It is a practical, embodied doorway to healing. And I watched people walk through it in real time. Including me. During the HeartMath one-day event in Sedona January, 2020. Sometimes the most sacred conversations happen in parking lots.
Sometimes a grade becomes the whole story. A child gets a low score, forgets an assignment, melts down over homework, or seems unmotivated, and suddenly everyone is focused on performance. But in this conversation, Dr. Linda Silbert brings us back to something much more important: a struggling child is still a whole child. Grades may show that something is wrong, but they do not explain why. Gabriele and Dr. Silbert talk about the many reasons good kids can struggle in school, from weak reading skills and poor study habits to family stress, overscheduling, lack of sleep, and the emotional weight kids carry every day. They talk about how often children are expected to know how to study, organize themselves, and manage demands they were never actually taught to handle. They also explore how parents can shift from reacting to grades to getting curious about the cause. This episode is also a strong reminder that learning has to fit the child. Dr. Silbert shares how play, connection, and simple strategies can unlock progress in ways pressure never will. It is a hopeful conversation about seeing children clearly, supporting them practically, and letting go of the idea that a report card tells you everything you need to know. Key Takeaways Bad grades are often a symptom, not the real problem. Looking only at the grade can keep parents from seeing the stress, skill gaps, overload, or unmet needs underneath it. Many kids are told to study harder without ever being taught how to study. Study skills, organization, and planning are learned skills. Parents help most when they act like an ally, not an adversary. Sitting beside a child and staying calm can change the emotional tone of learning. Overload matters. Too much activity, too little sleep, too much screen time, and too much pressure all affect learning and regulation. Children cannot do well when basic needs are not being met. Hunger, exhaustion, stress, and lack of connection all get in the way. Disorganization and avoidance are often signs of missing skills or too much stress, not laziness. Learning has to match how the child's brain works. Play and engagement can unlock progress more effectively than pressure. Self-esteem is shaped by how children experience school and home, including tone, reactions, and expectations. Families need priorities, not perfection. It helps to step back and decide what matters most right now. The goal is to see the whole child. Grades and performance only tell part of the story. About Dr. Linda Silbert Dr. Linda Silbert is an educational counselor, dyslexia therapist, and longtime educator with decades of experience helping children and families understand the reasons behind school struggles. Her work focuses on the whole child, with an emphasis on self-esteem, learning differences, study skills, and practical support that fits real family life. She is the author of Why Good Kids Get Bad Grades: What Parents Need to Know and Do and the founder of Strong Learning. About Your Host, Gabriele Nicolet I'm Gabriele Nicolet, toddler whisperer, speech therapist, parenting life coach, and host of Complicated Kids. Each week, I share practical, relationship-based strategies for raising kids with big feelings, big needs, and beautifully different brains. My goal is to help families move from surviving to thriving by building connection, confidence, and clarity at home. Complicated Kids Resources and Links
Running a spa is not a one-person job — but for most owners, it still feels like one. Between the treatment schedule, the team, the financials, and the marketing, the hours disappear, and the to-do list never does. In this episode, Daniela sits down with Addo Aesthetics Marketing Manager Lucy Milton to pull back the curtain on exactly how they use Claude AI inside their business — and what it can do for yours. This is not a theoretical conversation. Daniela and Lucy share the real workflows they have built inside Claude — from training a digital version of Daniela that her coaching team uses on every call, to automating task management through monday.com, to generating a full month of platform-specific content in a fraction of the time it used to take. They explain what a Claude Project is, why it functions like a trained employee, and give you a clear picture of what is possible, even if you are just getting started. If you have been curious about AI but overwhelmed by where to begin, this episode meets you where you are and shows you a practical path forward. In this episode, we discuss: What Claude is and why the Addo Aesthetics team has gone all-in with it right now What a Claude Project is and why to think of each one as a trained employee How Daniela built a digital coaching version of herself that her team uses daily How Lucy uses Claude to produce a full month of multi-platform content in a fraction of the time The Claude Teams account versus Claude Pro, and which one makes sense for your business How to use Whisper Flow to train your AI tools with your own voice and philosophy What is possible with Claude design, dispatch, and the Chief of Staff skill Addo is building now Resources Mentioned in Episode #482: How Claude AI Is Saving Us Time and Scaling Our Content Subscribe to Claude Pro Subscribe to Claude Teams Subscribe to Wispr Flow — dictation software for training your AI tools Subscribe to Monday.com - project management software Want to break past $25K–$35K months without adding more treatment hours? Watch The Systems Shift and learn how 600+ spa owners are scaling into their Spa CEO role (without sacrificing family time or sanity).
Your budget is not a financial strategy. It's a forecast — a guess about the future made with the information you had at the time. And the problem isn't that you made a guess. The problem is what most organizations do next: they lock that guess in place and measure everything against it for the next twelve months, even as new information comes in. In this solo episode, Sarah unpacks one of the most common and costly mistakes nonprofit leaders make around money: confusing a budget with a plan. A budget tells you what you thought would happen. Financial strategy tells you how to use what you actually have to move your organization forward. These are not the same thing — and conflating them creates a cycle that keeps leaders reactive instead of strategic. Sarah also makes the case for why having a board approve an annual budget may be doing more harm than good. When executive directors are spending their energy figuring out what the board will approve rather than what will actually work, the organization loses. She shares what board oversight of finances can look like instead — and why the leaders who've made this shift consistently report that both the board and the executive director end up more engaged, not less. If you've ever felt constrained by your own budget mid-year, or frustrated that the numbers no longer reflect reality, this episode gives you a framework for thinking about money that actually moves with you. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why a budget is a forecast, not a financial strategy — and why that distinction matters How to shift from static budgeting to living financial forecasting that evolves as new information comes in Where budgeting fits within a broader financial strategy (hint: it's a small piece, not the whole thing) Why board budget approval can undermine executive director focus — and what to replace it with What it looks like for a board to provide meaningful financial oversight without approving a guess How to ask better questions of your money so you're always working with your most current data Who This Episode Is For This episode is for nonprofit executive directors who feel stuck managing a budget that no longer reflects reality, and for board members who want to provide genuine financial oversight rather than rubber-stamp a twelve-month guess. It's also for any leader who suspects their budgeting process is generating more friction than clarity. About Your Host, Sarah Olivieri Bold, strategic, and refreshingly human… Sarah Olivieri is the go-to expert for conversations on aligned leadership, outcome delegation, and sustainable growth. She brings wit, warmth, and real-world wisdom to mission-driven founders, visionary CEOs, and change-makers who want more clarity, more joy, and more results. Most leaders hit a wall when success depends on them holding it all together. Sarah helps them change that by redefining leadership around outcomes instead of activity, empowering teams to own results that scale and freeing leaders to focus on the vision that drives them. A former director of three nonprofits and founder of five businesses, she has a rare ability to spot opportunity where others see chaos, shift stuck patterns, and build organizations that support both legacy and life. Sarah leads with the same mindset that made her an award-winning sailor: iterate on what works, stay focused in the storm, and never forget the joy of the journey. Links Website: saraholivieri.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri
Sweet friend, This week's conversation with Cathy Heller is one I genuinely didn't want to end. Cathy hosts the Everything Is Energy podcast that is such a beautiful expression of her wisdom and spiritual life lessons. She has this way of saying the thing you didn't know you needed to hear, in the most real and loving way possible. One important nugget that stood out to me: abundance isn't something you have to chase or earn. You were literally designed to receive it. Your heart, your gut, your intuition are already wired for this. Most of us just have no idea how much we've been leaving on the table. Leave a comment or question as I genuinely love hearing what lands for you. If abundance has ever felt like something meant for other people, this one will shift that for you. As always, please be kind, gentle, and radically loving with yourself. So glad you're here and I adore you. With Love,
A child can need support and still have too much support. In this conversation, I talk with Casey Joseph, special educator and founder of Casey's Special Education Services, about what happens when families get handed a long list of recommendations and start trying to do all of it at once. Casey shares why "more" is not always the best answer for neurodivergent kids, especially when services start to crowd out rest, connection, regulation, and ordinary family life. We talk about the hidden cost of too many appointments, too many providers, and too many moving pieces, and why parents need permission to step back and ask what is truly necessary right now. We also get into the practical side of this: how to think about a child's most urgent needs first, why fit matters more than quantity, when it may make sense to pause or reduce services, and how seasons of life affect progress too. Casey offers a thoughtful framework for choosing support with more intention and less panic, so families can build something sustainable instead of piling on one more thing just because it sounds helpful. Key Takeaways More services do not automatically mean better outcomes. A child can benefit from support and still become overwhelmed by too many appointments, transitions, and expectations. Parents need permission to be intentional. It is okay to ask what is most important right now instead of trying to address every need at the same time. Burnout matters for kids too. If a child is spending all day holding it together at school, adding too many after-school supports can push them past capacity. Burnout in parents affects the whole system. When a parent is juggling too many providers, updates, schedules, and logistics, that stress often gets felt by the child. Fit matters as much as access. A therapist, tutor, or clinician may be wonderful and still not be the right person for a particular child or diagnosis. Support should match the real priority. Sometimes the first need is regulation, anxiety support, sensory support, or basic physical needs, not academics. Services can change over time. A child may need something intensely for one season, then need less, a break, or something different later. Progress is not linear. Some parts of the year are naturally harder, and families do not need to panic if growth looks slower during stressful or draining seasons. Multidisciplinary support can help when it reduces stress. Sometimes one clinic or one coordinated team makes more sense than managing many separate providers. A good question for families is not only "What could help?" but also "What is giving us a real return on the investment of time, money, and energy?" About Casey Joseph Casey Joseph is the Executive Director and Founder of Casey's Special Education Services, LLC. She is a special educator who has built a team of special education teachers providing one-on-one support, tutoring, and consultation for families across the DMV. Casey's work focuses on children who learn differently and benefit from individualized support grounded in special education expertise. Her approach is collaborative, strengths-based, and centered on helping families find support that is both meaningful and sustainable. About Your Host, Gabriele Nicolet I'm Gabriele Nicolet, toddler whisperer, speech therapist, parenting life coach, and host of Complicated Kids. Each week, I share practical, relationship-based strategies for raising kids with big feelings, big needs, and beautifully different brains. My goal is to help families move from surviving to thriving by building connection, confidence, and clarity at home. Complicated Kids Resources and Links
If you have ever felt like you are the one holding everything together, that your business cannot function without you in the middle of every decision, this episode is going to reframe how you think about your role. Daniela walks through one of the most important mindset shifts a spa owner can make: understanding the difference between ownership and involvement, and why delegation does not mean disappearing. In this episode, Daniela discusses what it actually means to operate at the highest level of your scope as a Spa CEO — and why most spa owners are spending their days on tasks that were never theirs to own in the first place. In this episode, we cover: The "highest level of scope" principle and why it applies to every role in your business, including yours What CEO-level work actually looks like (and why so many spa owners are not doing it) The critical difference between ownership and involvement, and how conflating them keeps you stuck in the weeds The scarcity mindset vs. the CEO mindset around stepping back from the treatment room Why hiring for tasks creates chaos, and what hiring for roles looks like instead The benchmark for a true spa manager and what full ownership of a role actually means The one question to ask every single week that will surface the tasks you should be handing off Your homework: a 15-minute conversation that will reveal your delegation gaps faster than any list This episode is part of Daniela's ongoing conversation around building your AI spa team and operating as a true Spa CEO. If you are ready to stop carrying more than you should be, this one is for you. Want to break past $25K–$35K months without adding more treatment hours? Watch The Systems Shift and learn how 600+ spa owners are scaling into their Spa CEO role (without sacrificing family time or sanity).
Focus Isn't a Personality Trait. It's a System. Most leaders think about focus the wrong way. They treat it like a switch — either you have it or you don't — and then blame themselves when it slips. But focus doesn't work like that. It drifts. That's not a flaw; it's just how attention works. In this solo episode, Sarah breaks down what focus actually is, why treating it as an on/off state sets you up to fail, and what it looks like to build real, sustainable focus — for yourself and for your team. The key isn't staying focused. It's learning to recognize when you've drifted, and having a practical way to return. Sarah also connects individual focus to something nonprofit leaders often underestimate: team alignment. When your team isn't focused, it's rarely a motivation problem. It's usually a system's problem. Meetings, rhythms, and shared rituals aren't overhead — they're the mechanism that keeps everyone pointed in the same direction between strategy conversations. This episode is short, practical, and built around a concept that shows up constantly in The Impact Method®: what you focus on matters as much as how you focus. Chasing perfection, for example, is a form of focus — just not a useful one. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why focus is a practice, not a personality trait — and what that shift actually changes How to recognize when you've drifted (without judging yourself for it) and what to do next Why alignment makes focus easier — and how misalignment quietly drains your team's attention How to use meetings as a refocusing tool, not just a communication ritual Why chasing perfection pulls your focus in the wrong direction — and what to aim for instead How The Impact Method®'s two-week meeting rhythm functions as a built-in team refocus system Who This Episode Is For This episode is for nonprofit executive directors and team leaders who feel like they're constantly busy but can't quite get traction — and for anyone who's wondered why focus feels harder some days than others. It's also for leaders who want their team meetings to do more than check boxes. About Your Host, Sarah Olivieri Bold, strategic, and refreshingly human… Sarah Olivieri is the go-to expert for conversations on aligned leadership, outcome delegation, and sustainable growth.She brings wit, warmth, and real-world wisdom to mission-driven founders, visionary CEOs, and change-makers who want more clarity, more joy, and more results. Most leaders hit a wall when success depends on them holding it all together. Sarah helps them change that by redefining leadership around outcomes instead of activity, empowering teams to own results that scale and freeing leaders to focus on the vision that drives them. A former director of three nonprofits and founder of five businesses, she has a rare ability to spot opportunity where others see chaos, shift stuck patterns, and build organizations that support both legacy and life. Sarah leads with the same mindset that made her an award-winning sailor: iterate on what works, stay focused in the storm, and never forget the joy of the journey. Links Website: saraholivieri.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn.
Hey there! Welcome to the sacred space where your You-est You is waiting… Channeling. ETs. Higher consciousness. These are the kinds of topics that can go one of two ways — either they open something in you, or they make you want to close the tab. This one? It opened something in me. ✨ Daniel Scranton is one of the most grounded, clear, and genuinely gifted channels I've ever spoken with. We talked about what channeling actually is (not the Hollywood version), the role ET consciousness may be playing in our collective awakening right now, and why so many of us are suddenly feeling more intuitive, more sensitive, more tuned in, even if we can't explain it. Here's what I'm reminded of: You are not making it up. You are not too sensitive. And the guidance you've been brushing off? It's real.
The jump from high school to college is bigger than most families realize. In this conversation, I talk with Dr. Tara Williams about what neurodivergent students really need as they prepare for college and why so many of them struggle in that transition. We unpack the shift from high school supports to college systems, where students are suddenly expected to manage accommodations, communicate with professors, understand FERPA, and advocate for themselves in a much more independent way. Tara explains why waiting until the summer before college can create unnecessary stress, and why self-advocacy has to start getting practiced much earlier. We also talk about executive functioning in real life, not as a buzzword, but as the day to day challenge of keeping up with emails, assignments, schedules, accommodations, and decisions. Tara shares practical tools for helping students build those skills, along with a powerful reminder that college success is not just about getting into the "right" major or pushing through what is not working. Sometimes the real win is helping a student find the path that actually fits how they learn, think, and thrive. Key Takeaways College accommodations work very differently from high school supports. Students are expected to initiate the process, submit documentation, schedule meetings, and communicate with professors themselves. The summer before college is already a high pressure time to begin. Families need to know that accommodation offices may book far in advance, and waiting too long can mean starting the semester without support. Self-advocacy needs to be practiced before college. Students can start by emailing teachers, asking about missed work, and learning how to communicate their needs while still in middle school or high school. Executive functioning support is not one skill. It includes calendars, planning, batching tasks, reminders, follow through, and figuring out what systems a student will actually use. Parents may need support building these systems too. Many adults are trying to help their child with tools they were never taught themselves. A good system has to fit the person. Google Calendars, Post-its, color coding, batching emails, and breaking tasks down can all work, but only if the student will actually use them. Technology makes sustained attention harder for everyone. Notifications, learning platforms, email, and constant digital access all increase cognitive load for students and adults alike. Accommodations should be available even if a student does not use them every time. Signing up matters. The student can decide when they need the support. Sometimes the issue is not just skill, but fit. A student may be in the wrong major, the wrong course path, or a program chosen for them rather than with them. College success is often about redirection, not failure. Finding a path that matches a student's real strengths and interests can change everything. About Dr. Tara Williams Dr. Tara Williams is the owner and founder of Innovative Collegiate Consultants, Inc. She earned her PhD in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Sussex in Falmer, United Kingdom, and is currently a tenured professor at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California, where she has taught for the past twenty years. Since 2010, she has worked with neurodivergent students across the United States after noticing how many were struggling with the transition from K-12 support systems to college environments that require far more self-advocacy. Dr. Williams and her team specialize in executive functioning coaching with a strong academic focus, supporting students with accommodations, course planning, email and LMS management, housing, internships, jobs, and more. Her work helps neurodivergent and neurotypical students build confidence, advocate for themselves, and thrive in school and college. About Your Host, Gabriele Nicolet I'm Gabriele Nicolet, toddler whisperer, speech therapist, parenting life coach, and host of Complicated Kids. Each week, I share practical, relationship-based strategies for raising kids with big feelings, big needs, and beautifully different brains. My goal is to help families move from surviving to thriving by building connection, confidence, and clarity at home. Complicated Kids Resources and Links Website: www.gabrielenicolet.com Schedule a free intro call: Book here YouTube: Subscribe here Tell the Story (anti-anxiety tool): Learn more Instagram: Follow here Facebook: Connect here LinkedIn: View profile Free "Orchid Kid" Checklist: Download here Enjoying the show? If Complicated Kids has been helpful, the best way to support the podcast is to follow, rate, and leave a quick review. It helps other parents find the show and it means a lot. If there's a topic you'd love to hear covered on a future episode, you can always reach out at podcast@complicatedkids.com. I love hearing what's on your mind and what would support your family. Thank you for being here.
You are working hard. You are showing up on Instagram, scheduling Facebook posts, posting on Pinterest, maybe dabbling in TikTok, and still wondering why your marketing feels like it is going nowhere. It is not that you are doing too little. It is that you are doing too much. In this episode of Spa Marketing Made Easy, Daniela breaks down why spreading your marketing energy across every platform is actually working against you and what to do instead. The one-channel marketing principle is not about doing less; it is about doing the right thing with focused, intentional energy that compounds over time and builds the kind of trust that actually converts. Daniela shares how this exact strategy transformed Addo Aesthetics, where one channel now drives approximately 90% of all Growth Factor® program enrollments, and how you can apply the same thinking to your spa's marketing right now. In this episode you will learn: Why scattered marketing costs you more than just time, and what it is quietly doing to your message clarity and client trust The difference between going wide (more platforms) and going deep (one channel done exceptionally well), and which one actually builds a bookable presence How to use your data, not your assumptions, to identify the one channel that is already doing the heavy lifting for your business Why ICA clarity is the foundation of any channel strategy, and how knowing your ideal client's psychology tells you exactly where to show up The 90-day focus filter Daniela uses inside Addo to make sure every piece of marketing moves a defined business goal forward How to give yourself permission to let go of the platforms that are draining you without sacrificing growth Resources Mentioned in Episode #480: Stop Trying to Be Everywhere: The One-Channel Marketing Strategy That Actually Works for Spa Owners Episode 478: Is Your Online Presence Losing Clients Before They Ever Call? How to Audit Your Digital First Impression Want to break past $25K–$35K months without adding more treatment hours? Watch The Systems Shift and learn how 600+ spa owners are scaling into their Spa CEO role (without sacrificing family time or sanity).
In this solo episode of Inspired Nonprofit Leadership, Sarah Olivieri addresses something many executive directors and nonprofit CEOs experience but rarely name: the organization is growing, the mission is moving forward—and yet something still feels off. Heavy. Like it all depends on you. Most leaders in this position try to push through. They optimize their calendars, delegate more tasks, and look for ways to do more faster. And for a while, that works. But at a certain scale, doing more of the same thing stops solving the problem—because the problem isn't effort. It's structure. When you are the engine of your organization, no level of success will ever feel spacious. Sarah explains why this feeling isn't a motivation problem or a time management problem. It's a leadership structure problem. When the organization's capacity to execute still runs through one person—even a highly capable one—every new initiative, every growth milestone, adds weight instead of momentum. The cost is real, even when it's invisible: opportunities not pursued, decisions delayed, and a team that can't move without you. Drawing from her own experience leading and scaling organizations, Sarah shares what it felt like when her own internal signal said, this isn't right—and what she did to recalibrate. She uses that turning point to illustrate a broader truth: the shift from founder-mode to CEO-mode isn't about working less. It's about leading differently. She introduces three specific patterns that keep successful nonprofit leaders stuck: still operating as the primary decision-maker, delegating tasks instead of leadership, and building a strategy that outpaces what the team can actually execute. Each one is common. Each one is fixable. But none of them respond to working harder. What they require is a recalibration of how you lead, how you delegate, and how you set strategy in proportion to your team's real capacity. If your nonprofit looks successful from the outside but feels unsustainable from the inside, this episode will help you name what's actually happening—and point you toward what to change. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why a growing nonprofit can still feel heavy—and why effort alone won't fix it The difference between operating as a founder versus leading as a CEO Why delegating tasks is not the same as delegating leadership—and what to do instead How strategy that outpaces team capacity creates fragility instead of growth What it looks like when your organization is being powered by one person—and why that's a structural problem, not a personal one What a leadership recalibration actually involves Who This Episode Is For This episode is especially helpful for: • Executive directors whose organizations have grown but who still feel like the primary driver of everything • Nonprofit CEOs who are delegating tasks but still making most of the decisions • Leaders whose strategic plans consistently outpace what their teams can execute • Anyone who has wondered why success still feels this exhausting About Your Host, Sarah Olivieri Bold, strategic, and refreshingly human… Sarah Olivieri is the go-to expert for conversations on aligned leadership, outcome delegation, and sustainable growth.She brings wit, warmth, and real-world wisdom to mission-driven founders, visionary CEOs, and change-makers who want more clarity, more joy, and more results. Most leaders hit a wall when success depends on them holding it all together. Sarah helps them change that by redefining leadership around outcomes instead of activity, empowering teams to own results that scale and freeing leaders to focus on the vision that drives them. A former director of three nonprofits and founder of five businesses, she has a rare ability to spot opportunity where others see chaos, shift stuck patterns, and build organizations that support both legacy and life. Sarah leads with the same mindset that made her an award-winning sailor: iterate on what works, stay focused in the storm, and never forget the joy of the journey. Links Website: saraholivieri.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn.
This week's episode is a fireside chat with me. I recorded it with you in mind and allowed it to be intuitively guided, with your expansion at heart. We're in a powerful season right now that is asking you to stay connected to your heart, your intuition, and your light, no matter what it looks like on the outside. Even with so much shifting in our 3D world, the ability to experience true connection, joy, abundance, and even miracles is always available to you. I pulled a few powerful oracle cards and wow…the messages came through so clearly. I would love to hear what speaks to you most. You're not meant to second guess your life or your light. You're here to feel it, trust it, and follow it. I'm so grateful to walk this path with you, and I hope this episode truly touches your heart. With love, P.S. Ready to deepen and finally trust your intuition? Join my 7-week live course with The Shift Network and start opening your intuitive channels today with my Intuition Language™ method and framework. Save your spot here. About Your Host, Julie Reisler Julie Reisler is a heart-led intuitive guide, TEDx speaker, author, and host of The You-est You® Podcast. For over 15 years, she has helped high-achieving souls reconnect to their intuition, trust their inner guidance, and build lives rooted in inner peace and purpose. A faculty member at Georgetown University and founder of the Intuitive Life Designer® Coach Academy, Julie blends spirituality, science, positive psychology, and lived experience to help you remember and embody your You-est You. Be sure to subscribe to Julie's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/juliereisler and ring the notification bell so that you never miss a powerful episode! Here's to your truest, You-est You! Love, Julie You-est You® Resources for YOU! See below for free tools, resources, programs, and goodies to help you become your YOU-EST YOU! FREE Manifest Your Goals & Dreams 7-Day Toolset This stunning free toolset is a 7-day workbook (25 pages full) of powerful mindset practices, grounding meditations (and audio), a new beautiful time management system and template to set your personalized schedule for your best productivity, a personalized energy assessment, and so much more. It was designed to specifically help you uplevel your routine and self-care habits for success so you can radiate and become your 'You-est You'. These tools are some of Julie's best practices used with hundreds of her clients to help you feel more confident, clear, and connected to your best self so that you feel inspired to take on the world. Get it at: juliereisler.com/toolset FREE Intuition Test Unlock your unique intuitive super-powers and discover your dominant Intuition Language™. Take the free test now at https://juliereisler.com/intuitiontest-podcast Intuition Activation Mini-Course - 90% OFF! For a limited time only, get access to Julie's powerful transformative Intuition Activation mini-course for 90% off! You'll have lifetime access to this course that is full of video modules, worksheets, meditations, tools and practices to unlock your intuition and activate your inner guidance! Sign up now at https://juliereisler.com/activation Craving deeper connection beyond words? Explore my Meditation Portal — a sacred space for weekly guided meditations, energy healing, and intuitive alignment. These channeled journeys are activations designed to help you reconnect with your soul, expand your inner awareness, and live from a place of calm, clarity, and higher love.
A child can be brilliant and struggling at the exact same time. In this conversation, I talk with Julie Skolnick about what it really means to be twice exceptional, or as she so beautifully puts it, gifted and distractible. Julie explains why giftedness is often the misunderstood part of the profile, not the diagnosable challenges beside it. We unpack her three-layer cake of giftedness: asynchronous development, perfectionism, and overexcitabilities, and talk about how those traits can live right alongside ADHD, autism, dyslexia, anxiety, slow processing speed, and other learning or emotional differences. If you have ever looked at a child and thought, "But they're so smart, so why is this so hard?" this episode is for you. Julie and I also talk about what support actually looks like when we stop seeing only the gifted side or only the struggle side and start looking at the whole child. We get into personal connection, reframing behavior, collaborative advocacy, and why the child who looks oppositional or disengaged may actually be overwhelmed, perfectionistic, dysregulated, or trying very hard to protect a fragile sense of self. This is a rich, practical conversation for parents, educators, and anyone trying to understand a child who does not fit inside standard expectations. Key Takeaways Giftedness is often the misunderstood part of 2e. Many people understand the diagnosis more easily than they understand what giftedness actually looks like in daily life. Twice exceptional does not mean "smart plus one challenge." These kids often have multiple co-occurring traits, diagnoses, learning differences, and emotional needs at the same time. Asynchronous development is a core part of the profile. A child may be far ahead in one area and significantly younger in another, which creates confusion for adults and anxiety for the child. Perfectionism can look like underachievement. Sometimes not trying feels safer than trying and risking visible failure. Overexcitabilities matter. Intellectual, emotional, imaginative, psychomotor, and sensory intensity can all shape how a child learns, reacts, connects, and copes. Looking at only one side of the Venn diagram leads to bad support. If we focus only on giftedness, we may shame the child. If we focus only on the struggle, we may underestimate them. Personal connection is the flagship strategy. Before most interventions work, the child needs to feel seen, understood, and safe with the adult in front of them. Reframing behavior changes everything. What looks like avoidance, disrespect, or laziness may actually be overwhelm, perfectionism, dysregulation, or a mismatch between the task and the child's profile. Strengths can help shore up struggles. Interests, passions, and areas of giftedness are often the best bridge into confidence, engagement, and learning. Adults need a pause button too. Supporting 2e kids asks a lot of the grownups around them, and self-regulation is part of effective parenting, teaching, and advocacy. About Julie Skolnick Julie F. Rosenbaum Skolnick, M.A., J.D., is the founder of With Understanding Comes Calm, LLC, the author of Gifted and Distractible, and a passionate keynote speaker who works directly with parents of gifted and distractible children, mentors twice exceptional adults, trains educators, and advises professionals on how to bring out the best in their 2e students and clients. Julie's work is known for helping people feel deeply seen while also giving them practical language, strategies, and support. She offers courses, memberships, and book studies for parents, educators, and 2e adults, and publishes the free weekly Gifted and Distractible Newsletter. Julie and her husband are raising three twice exceptional kids who keep them on their toes and laughing hard. About Your Host, Gabriele Nicolet I'm Gabriele Nicolet, toddler whisperer, speech therapist, parenting life coach, and host of Complicated Kids. Each week, I share practical, relationship-based strategies for raising kids with big feelings, big needs, and beautifully different brains. My goal is to help families move from surviving to thriving by building connection, confidence, and clarity at home. Complicated Kids Resources and Links
In this episode, we discuss: Right now, your ideal client is actively looking for someone she can trust. Every platform she's on is full of polished, AI-generated content that all sounds the same, and the more noise there is, the more she's turning to real people in her life for recommendations. Her friend with great skin. The instructor at her Pilates studio. Her hairstylist. That is exactly where strategic local partnerships come in, and it is one of the biggest competitive advantages you have as a spa owner in 2026. In this episode, Daniela revisits one of the most foundational strategies in her marketing toolkit with a fresh, urgent reframe for where the industry is right now. The shift toward relationship-first marketing isn't just smart, it's timely. As ad costs rise and organic reach becomes harder to predict, building a trusted local presence gives you something more valuable: a referral network that compounds over time and doesn't cost more every time an algorithm changes. Daniela covers why your ideal client is increasingly turning to the real people in her life for recommendations and what that means for your marketing strategy, how local spa owners have a genuine advantage in today's trust economy, why diversifying beyond paid advertising has never been more important, and the mindset shift that unlocks the full power of this strategy. She also shares a simple, actionable homework assignment to help you take the first real step, identifying three local business owners who already serve your ideal client and showing up for them before you ever ask for anything in return. For the full tactical framework, including how to identify partners, vet them, structure the partnership, and make it work for both businesses, head back to Episode 397. Daniela links it up below and references it throughout this episode. This is relationship marketing as a system. And in a world where connection is increasingly rare, being the spa owner who shows up and gives first is your greatest differentiator. Resources Mentioned in Episode 479: EP 397: Strategic Partnerships for Spa – Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket Want to break past $25K–$35K months without adding more treatment hours? Watch The Systems Shift and learn how 600+ spa owners are scaling into their Spa CEO role (without sacrificing family time or sanity).
In this solo episode of Inspired Nonprofit Leadership, Sarah Olivieri shares a personal story that shaped how she thinks about leadership, delegation, and scaling. Early in her career, Sarah witnessed something that didn't look like traditional leadership at all. Her mom, who had no formal business training, stepped into running a small independent school and, over time, built it into a thriving, sustainable organization. What stood out wasn't how hard she worked. It was how little she needed to be in the middle of everything once the organization was running well. When Sarah asked what she did all day, her mom's answer was surprisingly simple: she made herself available, but she wasn't constantly busy. The work had been distributed. The team knew what to do. The organization could function without her being in every decision. That moment revealed a powerful truth. Scaling isn't about doing more. It's about letting go. Sarah connects this story to a key leadership principle: delegating outcomes, not just tasks. Instead of holding onto control or micromanaging, effective leaders create systems and environments where teams can take ownership and succeed together. She also shares an early example of how this looked in practice, bringing staff together regularly to collaborate, think, and solve problems as a group, not through rigid control, but through shared ownership and trust If you've ever felt like your organization depends too heavily on you, this episode will help you rethink what leadership can look like and what's possible when you step back. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why lack of experience can sometimes be an advantage in leadership The difference between delegating tasks and delegating outcomes What it looks like when a team truly owns its work How stepping back can actually strengthen your organization Why founder dependency limits growth How collaborative environments support better leadership and results Who This Episode Is For This episode is especially helpful for: Executive directors feeling overly relied upon Founders trying to scale beyond themselves Leaders struggling to delegate effectively Organizations ready to build more independent, aligned teams About Your Host, Sarah Olivieri Bold, strategic, and refreshingly human… Sarah Olivieri is the go-to expert for conversations on aligned leadership, outcome delegation, and sustainable growth.She brings wit, warmth, and real-world wisdom to mission-driven founders, visionary CEOs, and change-makers who want more clarity, more joy, and more results. Most leaders hit a wall when success depends on them holding it all together. Sarah helps them change that by redefining leadership around outcomes instead of activity, empowering teams to own results that scale and freeing leaders to focus on the vision that drives them. A former director of three nonprofits and founder of five businesses, she has a rare ability to spot opportunity where others see chaos, shift stuck patterns, and build organizations that support both legacy and life. Sarah leads with the same mindset that made her an award-winning sailor: iterate on what works, stay focused in the storm, and never forget the joy of the journey. Links Website: saraholivieri.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri
One of my favorite things to do when I was younger was have play dates. There was something so magical about not having a plan… just co-creating the day. We'd get creative, eat wild snacks (hello pudding pops with peanut butter and fluff), and give roles to all of our imaginary friends. This conversation with Suzanne Giesemann felt like a spiritual play date. Minus the pudding pops… I know, very 80's of me.
When one child needs the most, another child often learns to disappear. In this conversation, I talk with licensed clinical social worker Bari Turkheimer about the siblings we don't talk about enough: non-autistic kids growing up alongside an autistic sibling. Bari explains why siblings can feel isolated, why the "easy kid" label can be misleading, and how autism psychoeducation can give siblings language for what they're living. We unpack the big emotions that show up in siblings, including embarrassment, jealousy, anger, and grief for the relationship they assumed they'd have—and why those feelings deserve honesty instead of quick fixes. We also explore what happens inside the family system when life has to revolve around one child's needs, and why "fair" can look different when executive functioning and regulation needs are not equal. You'll hear practical ways to support siblings without turning them into helpers, how to validate without problem-solving too fast, and how one-on-one time and peer connection can help siblings feel grounded, understood, and emotionally safer in their own home. Key Takeaways The "easy kid" is often carrying invisible weight. Many siblings cope by over-functioning, staying quiet, and trying not to add stress to the family system. Psychoeducation reduces isolation. When siblings understand autism and neurodivergence, it helps them make sense of behaviors that otherwise feel confusing, personal, or unfair. Give siblings language, not responsibility. Teaching a sibling how to explain stimming or sensory needs is empowering, as long as they are not put in charge of managing the autistic child. Big feelings are part of the job description. Embarrassment, jealousy, anger, shame, and grief can all exist alongside love and protectiveness. None of it makes a sibling "bad." Validate before you fix. When parents rush into solutions, siblings can feel dismissed. First response is empathy: "That makes sense. That was hard." Birth order can scramble expectations. When the older sibling is autistic and the younger sibling is not, the younger child can feel confused and resentful as they outpace their sibling developmentally. Executive functioning differences create "unfair" moments. A younger sibling may appear more capable and independent, while an older autistic sibling receives more hands-on support, which can feel like unequal attention. Siblings can slide into helper roles without being asked. Many non-autistic siblings take on responsibilities during dysregulation moments because they feel they "should," not because a parent assigned it. One-on-one time matters, and it can come from other adults too. A trusted adult can help provide experiences and attention when parents are stretched thin, so the sibling is not always waiting their turn. Flexibility helps families function. Letting go of rigid "should" narratives about what families must do together can unlock creative solutions that support everyone's needs. About Bari Turkheimer Bari Turkheimer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides mental health services to neurodivergent individuals, particularly autistic people, and also supports individuals with anxiety, depression, and ADHD. She takes a strengths-based, relationship-centered approach and uses cognitive behavioral therapy techniques through a neurodiversity-affirming lens. Bari earned her BA in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park and her MSW from the University of Maryland at Baltimore with a specialization in families and children. She works at the Ivymount School as a Mental Health Provider and serves as the Mental Health Specialist in the Aspire School Program, supporting elementary, middle, and high school students. At Starobin Counseling, Bari facilitates Siblings Together, a group that supports children and adolescents who have autistic siblings by providing connection, language, and shared understanding. About Your Host, Gabriele Nicolet I'm Gabriele Nicolet, toddler whisperer, speech therapist, parenting life coach, and host of Complicated Kids. Each week, I share practical, relationship-based strategies for raising kids with big feelings, big needs, and beautifully different brains. My goal is to help families move from surviving to thriving by building connection, confidence, and clarity at home. Complicated Kids Resources and Links
flow feel slower than it should? The answer might be hiding in plain sight, your online presence. In this episode, Daniela introduces the concept of the digital first impression trifecta: your Instagram profile, your Google Business Profile, and your website. Together, these three platforms form the foundation of how prospective clients experience your brand before they ever pick up the phone or hit "book now." And if even one of them is sending the wrong message, you are quietly losing clients you never even knew you had. Daniela breaks down the single reframe that changes everything: your online presence is not just marketing. It is your first employee, working 24 hours a day, seven days a week, either earning trust or losing it while you are in the treatment room, at school pickup, or listening to this very episode. You will learn why most spa owners build their online presence for themselves instead of their ideal client, and how that gap is costing real revenue every single day. Daniela walks through the specific job each platform is designed to do, from Instagram profile optimization and Google Business Profile as a conversion tool, to the website copy mistakes that no amount of redesign budget can fix. She also addresses the growing impact of AI-powered search and why the fundamentals of strong, specific, client-focused language are now the infrastructure that determines whether your spa gets discovered at all, whether someone is searching on Google or inside ChatGPT. If your online presence is not working as hard as you are, this episode gives you the clarity to see exactly where the gaps are and what to do about them. Want to break past $25K–$35K months without adding more treatment hours? Watch The Systems Shift and learn how 600+ spa owners are scaling into their Spa CEO role (without sacrificing family time or sanity).
In this solo episode of Inspired Nonprofit Leadership, Sarah Olivieri tackles a common frustration: feeling like you're always at capacity no matter how much you optimize your time. Many leaders assume the problem is simply that there aren't enough hours in the day. So they look for better scheduling systems, delegate tasks, or try to get more efficient. But even after all that, the feeling of being maxed out often remains. Sarah explains why that happens. The real constraint isn't time—it's energy. Time is fixed. Energy is not. In this episode, Sarah walks through how energy—not just time—determines your true capacity. She shares practical ways to increase your energy by aligning your work with what energizes you, understanding your natural energy rhythms throughout the day, and reducing energy drains like constant context switching. She also introduces a deeper layer beneath both time and energy management: intentionality. When you operate in a reactive mode—constantly responding to incoming demands—you will always feel at capacity. But when you shift into a proactive, intentional way of working, you regain control over both your time and your energy. The result is not just getting more done—but feeling better while doing it. If you've been stuck in a cycle of optimizing your schedule but still feeling overwhelmed, this episode will help you rethink how you approach capacity entirely. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why time management alone doesn't solve feeling maxed out How energy—not time—is the true driver of capacity How to identify and work with your natural energy rhythms Why context switching drains both time and energy How to structure your work around energizing activities The difference between reactive and proactive work modes How intentionality gives you back control over your capacity Who This Episode Is For This episode is especially helpful for: Executive directors feeling constantly maxed out Leaders juggling too many priorities Nonprofit professionals trying to improve productivity Anyone stuck in reactive, always-on work patterns About Your Host, Sarah Olivieri Bold, strategic, and refreshingly human… Sarah Olivieri is the go-to expert for conversations on aligned leadership, outcome delegation, and sustainable growth.She brings wit, warmth, and real-world wisdom to mission-driven founders, visionary CEOs, and change-makers who want more clarity, more joy, and more results. Most leaders hit a wall when success depends on them holding it all together. Sarah helps them change that by redefining leadership around outcomes instead of activity, empowering teams to own results that scale and freeing leaders to focus on the vision that drives them. A former director of three nonprofits and founder of five businesses, she has a rare ability to spot opportunity where others see chaos, shift stuck patterns, and build organizations that support both legacy and life. Sarah leads with the same mindset that made her an award-winning sailor: iterate on what works, stay focused in the storm, and never forget the joy of the journey. Links Website: saraholivieri.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn.
Oh my gosh, this conversation felt like I was reconnecting with a long-lost soul brother! I've always felt a deep connection to Lee Harris and his beautiful channeling of the Z's (you'll want to stay tuned, as he does channel a powerful message towards the end)...but had never heard him share so openly about his past struggles with binge eating (goodness do I know this pattern well, especially eating 5 candy bars in a sitting). You're going to get such a beautiful inside peek into Lee's life, what it really took to reconnect with his intuition and how his channeling of the Z's began (it's such a cool story), along with wisdom that is right on time for these times. In this episode, we talk about what it actually means to hear your inner guidance…and why so many of us have learned to doubt it. In interviewing hundreds of spiritual teachers and experts at this point, I found Lee to be one of the most genuine, kind-hearted, and authentic humans I've connected with. I'm so grateful you're here and I hope you love this conversation as much as I did.. Learn more about Lee's upcoming ONENESS tour in 2026 here: https://www.leeharrisenergy.com/oneness Key Topics Lee Harris' early intuitive experiences and childhood memories His journey through food addiction and emotional healing The role of music and community in his spiritual awakening The importance of humility and integrity in spiritual teachings The collective energy shifts and the path to oneness About Lee Harris Lee Harris is a globally renowned intuitive channel, spiritual teacher, and author known for his work with a group of higher-dimensional guides called the Z's. Through his channeled messages, teachings, and music, Lee helps people reconnect with their intuition, navigate personal and collective transformation, and embody a more aligned, heart-centered life. His work has reached hundreds of thousands worldwide through online programs, events, and his acclaimed monthly energy updates. About Your Host, Julie Reisler Julie Reisler is a heart-led intuitive guide, TEDx speaker, author, and host of The You-est You® Podcast. For over 15 years, she has helped high-achieving souls reconnect to their intuition, trust their inner guidance, and build lives rooted in inner peace and purpose. A faculty member at Georgetown University and founder of the Intuitive Life Designer® Coach Academy, Julie blends spirituality, science, positive psychology, and lived experience to help you remember and embody your You-est You. Be sure to subscribe to Julie's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/juliereisler and ring the notification bell so that you never miss a powerful episode! Here's to your truest, You-est You! Love, Julie You-est You® Resources for YOU! See below for free tools, resources, programs, and goodies to help you become your YOU-EST YOU! FREE Manifest Your Goals & Dreams 7-Day Toolset This stunning free toolset is a 7-day workbook (25 pages full) of powerful mindset practices, grounding meditations (and audio), a new beautiful time management system and template to set your personalized schedule for your best productivity, a personalized energy assessment, and so much more. It was designed to specifically help you uplevel your routine and self-care habits for success so you can radiate and become your 'You-est You'. These tools are some of Julie's best practices used with hundreds of her clients to help you feel more confident, clear, and connected to your best self so that you feel inspired to take on the world. Get it at: juliereisler.com/toolset FREE Intuition Test Unlock your unique intuitive super-powers and discover your dominant Intuition Language™. Take the free test now at https://juliereisler.com/intuitiontest-podcast Intuition Activation Mini-Course - 90% OFF! For a limited time only, get access to Julie's powerful transformative Intuition Activation mini-course for 90% off! You'll have lifetime access to this course that is full of video modules, worksheets, meditations, tools and practices to unlock your intuition and activate your inner guidance! Sign up now at https://juliereisler.com/activation Craving deeper connection beyond words? Explore my Meditation Portal — a sacred space for weekly guided meditations, energy healing, and intuitive alignment. These channeled journeys are activations designed to help you reconnect with your soul, expand your inner awareness, and live from a place of calm, clarity, and higher love.
Your new hire's first two weeks set the tone for everything — their confidence, their performance, and your client experience. This episode is about making sure that the process runs consistently, without pulling you away from your business every time you bring someone new on board. Daniela breaks down one of the most powerful (and underutilized) ways spa owners can put AI to work in their business right now: building a custom onboarding GPT inside Claude or ChatGPT. This isn't about using AI to write a caption or draft a quick email. This is about treating AI like a trained employee — one that knows your culture, your services, your policies, and your protocols, and can walk every new hire through a consistent, interactive onboarding experience without pulling you away from the work that actually grows your business. You'll learn: How inconsistent onboarding directly affects inconsistent teams and inconsistent client experiences The six categories of information your onboarding GPT needs to actually work How to set up a Claude project step by step, even if you've never built one before The difference between a reactive assistant and a proactive onboarding coach — and why it matters Six common pitfalls to avoid when building and maintaining your GPT Why Daniela's team went all-in on Claude (and what the Teams plan actually costs) How this one tool can save you 10–20 hours every single time you have turnover If you've been thinking of AI as a shortcut for social media, this episode will completely shift the way you think about what's possible — and what's already within reach. Resources Mentioned in Episode #477: Stop Repeating Yourself: How to Build an AI Onboarding Assistant That Trains Your Team For You Claude by Anthropic ChatGPT by OpenAI Spa CEO Intensive – Washington, DC (April 19–20) Want to break past $25K–$35K months without adding more treatment hours? Watch The Systems Shift and learn how 600+ spa owners are scaling into their Spa CEO role (without sacrificing family time or sanity).
In this solo episode of Inspired Nonprofit Leadership, Sarah Olivieri explores a powerful but often overlooked concept: your true capacity isn't determined by time—it's determined by energy. Most leaders are trained to optimize time. We manage calendars, improve systems, and try to squeeze more into each day. And while that matters, time is finite. There is always a limit. Energy, on the other hand, is renewable—and expandable. Sarah explains why focusing only on time management can actually lead to burnout, especially for leaders who are trying to scale their organizations. When energy is depleted, everything slows down. Decision-making suffers. Leadership weakens. And recovery becomes costly. Using a simple but relatable analogy, she compares burnout to running out of fuel entirely. It's far more expensive—both in time and energy—to recover from being completely depleted than it is to maintain a steady, sustainable energy level. She also introduces a more useful way to think about high performance. Instead of operating in short bursts of intense energy followed by burnout, leaders should aim for a steady, aligned energy state—what she describes as a "grooving and flowing" feeling. This is where work feels natural, sustainable, and effective over the long term. This kind of energy not only increases your personal capacity but also influences the people around you. Energy is contagious. When leaders operate from a grounded, positive state, it lifts the performance and experience of the entire team. If you've been trying to get more done by managing your time more tightly, this episode will help you shift toward a more sustainable and powerful approach. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why time management alone cannot increase your true capacity The difference between finite time and renewable energy How burnout drains more resources than it saves Why leaders should avoid both burnout and unsustainable "high energy sprints" What a sustainable, high-performing energy state feels like How your energy influences your team and overall performance Who This Episode Is For This episode is especially helpful for: Executive directors feeling stretched or fatigued Leaders managing growth while trying to avoid burnout Nonprofit professionals focused on productivity and performance Anyone looking for a more sustainable way to lead and work About Your Host, Sarah Olivieri Bold, strategic, and refreshingly human… Sarah Olivieri is the go-to expert for conversations on aligned leadership, outcome delegation, and sustainable growth.She brings wit, warmth, and real-world wisdom to mission-driven founders, visionary CEOs, and change-makers who want more clarity, more joy, and more results. Most leaders hit a wall when success depends on them holding it all together. Sarah helps them change that by redefining leadership around outcomes instead of activity, empowering teams to own results that scale and freeing leaders to focus on the vision that drives them. A former director of three nonprofits and founder of five businesses, she has a rare ability to spot opportunity where others see chaos, shift stuck patterns, and build organizations that support both legacy and life. Sarah leads with the same mindset that made her an award-winning sailor: iterate on what works, stay focused in the storm, and never forget the joy of the journey. Links Website: saraholivieri.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn.
I'm curious, have you ever felt a presence, a nudge, or a knowing that someone you love is still with you? I sat down with renowned medium Hollister Rand to discuss what it really means to connect with the afterlife, how our loved ones in spirit are still guiding us, and why you are never, ever alone—even in your hardest moments. One of my biggest takeaways? Love is the bridge. Always. Leave a comment, question, or whatever is on your heart—I truly love hearing from you. If you've ever wondered if your loved ones can still hear you, or if you can still feel them… I know this episode will open something sacred within you, P.S. Your intuition is always speaking… the question is, are you hearing it? If you're feeling called to deepen that connection, join me for my free masterclass with The Shift Network ✨ Save your spot here Takeaways Mediums are both born and made. Children often connect with spirits without realizing it. Grief can interrupt our connection with spirits. Love is the frequency that connects us to the spirit world. Gratitude opens the door to spiritual connections. We are all part of a larger spiritual entourage. The spirits want to connect with us even more than we realize. Living in the present moment is key to connecting with spirits. Our loved ones in spirit are always with us, even if we can't feel them. We have the power to bring love to unloving places. About Hollister Rand Hollister Rand is an internationally renowned medium, author, and speaker with over 25 years of experience helping people connect with loved ones in spirit. She is the author of I'm Not Dead, I'm Different and Everything You Wanted to Know About the Afterlife but Were Afraid to Ask, and has been featured on major radio and television programs. About Your Host, Julie Reisler Julie Reisler is a heart-led intuitive guide, TEDx speaker, author, and host of The You-est You® Podcast. For over 15 years, she has helped high-achieving souls reconnect to their intuition, trust their inner guidance, and build lives rooted in inner peace and purpose. A faculty member at Georgetown University and founder of the Intuitive Life Designer® Coach Academy, Julie blends spirituality, science, positive psychology, and lived experience to help you remember and embody your You-est You. Be sure to subscribe to Julie's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/juliereisler and ring the notification bell so that you never miss a powerful episode! Here's to your truest, You-est You! Love, Julie You-est You® Resources for YOU! See below for free tools, resources, programs, and goodies to help you become your YOU-EST YOU! FREE Manifest Your Goals & Dreams 7-Day Toolset This stunning free toolset is a 7-day workbook (25 pages full) of powerful mindset practices, grounding meditations (and audio), a new beautiful time management system and template to set your personalized schedule for your best productivity, a personalized energy assessment, and so much more. It was designed to specifically help you uplevel your routine and self-care habits for success so you can radiate and become your 'You-est You'. These tools are some of Julie's best practices used with hundreds of her clients to help you feel more confident, clear, and connected to your best self so that you feel inspired to take on the world. Get it at: juliereisler.com/toolset FREE Intuition Test Unlock your unique intuitive super-powers and discover your dominant Intuition Language™. Take the free test now at https://juliereisler.com/intuitiontest-podcast Intuition Activation Mini-Course - 90% OFF! For a limited time only, get access to Julie's powerful transformative Intuition Activation mini-course for 90% off! You'll have lifetime access to this course that is full of video modules, worksheets, meditations, tools and practices to unlock your intuition and activate your inner guidance! Sign up now at https://juliereisler.com/activation Craving deeper connection beyond words? Explore my Meditation Portal — a sacred space for weekly guided meditations, energy healing, and intuitive alignment. These channeled journeys are activations designed to help you reconnect with your soul, expand your inner awareness, and live from a place of calm, clarity, and higher love.
You've got the systems. You've got the blueprint. So why does it still feel like nothing is sticking? In this episode, Daniela sits down with the newest member of the Addo Aesthetics team, Candace, a coach with a master's degree in public health, a background in social work and clinical settings, and over six years of experience helping high-achieving professionals unlock their productivity through executive function coaching. If you've ever felt like you know what to do but just can't seem to do it, this episode is for you. Candace breaks down what executive function deficits actually are, why they affect so many entrepreneurs and spa owners, and how ADHD-informed coaching strategies can help anyone, whether diagnosed or not, build systems that work with their brain instead of against it. You'll learn: What executive functions are and why they're the secret to consistent follow-through Why high-achieving spa owners often hit a wall even after years of success How task paralysis, emotional dysregulation, and working memory challenges show up in your business Why willpower alone will never be enough to sustain your systems How strength-based assessments and learning modality assessments can transform the way you lead yourself and your team Why understanding your team's learning styles is just as important as knowing your own Candace brings a deeply human, science-backed perspective to the work of building a systems-based business, and her approach is the missing link for spa owners who have the knowledge but can't seem to bridge the gap to consistent implementation. This is one of those episodes you'll want to share with every spa owner you know. Resources Mentioned in Episode #476: Learn more about Dr. Thomas E. Brown Learn more about Dr. Russell Barkley Book a call with Candace — Email us at hello@addoaesthetics.com Want to break past $25K–$35K months without adding more treatment hours? Watch The Systems Shift and learn how 600+ spa owners are scaling into their Spa CEO role (without sacrificing family time or sanity).
In this solo episode of Inspired Nonprofit Leadership, Sarah Olivieri shares practical lessons on one of the most expensive mistakes organizations make: poor hiring. Many leaders struggle to attract the right candidates, evaluate applicants effectively, or avoid hiring people who ultimately aren't the right fit. The result can be costly—both financially and culturally. Sarah explains why a thoughtful hiring process is one of the most valuable investments an organization can make. While hiring well may require time, effort, and even outside help, the cost of a bad hire can be dramatically higher. Beyond the financial cost, bad hires create lost momentum, team disruption, and missed opportunities. In this episode, Sarah highlights several common mistakes that drive strong candidates away. One of the biggest issues is treating job descriptions like simple administrative documents instead of strategic recruiting tools. A job description should function more like an advertisement that attracts the right candidates and filters out poor fits. She also explains why organizations should focus less on credentials and more on team fit, guiding principles, and whether someone demonstrates the characteristics of a high-performing team member. Sarah also walks through what a humane and thoughtful hiring process looks like—from multiple interviews in different settings to strong onboarding and trial periods that set both the organization and the employee up for success. Finally, she shares a powerful shift in thinking: the hiring process actually begins long before a position opens. Great leaders are always building relationships with people they would love to work with someday. If building the right team has been difficult, this episode will give you a clearer and more strategic approach to hiring. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why vague job descriptions attract the wrong candidates How to treat job postings like recruiting advertisements Why hiring for fit matters more than hiring for credentials How strong hiring processes protect organizations from costly mistakes What a respectful and effective hiring process looks like Why onboarding and trial periods are critical to hiring success Why great hiring actually begins before a job opening exists Who This Episode Is For This episode is especially helpful for: Executive directors building or rebuilding teams Nonprofit leaders frustrated with hiring outcomes Organizations trying to attract stronger candidates Leaders who want a more thoughtful and strategic hiring process About Your Host, Sarah Olivieri Bold, strategic, and refreshingly human… Sarah Olivieri is the go-to expert for conversations on aligned leadership, outcome delegation, and sustainable growth.She brings wit, warmth, and real-world wisdom to mission-driven founders, visionary CEOs, and change-makers who want more clarity, more joy, and more results. Most leaders hit a wall when success depends on them holding it all together. Sarah helps them change that by redefining leadership around outcomes instead of activity, empowering teams to own results that scale and freeing leaders to focus on the vision that drives them. A former director of three nonprofits and founder of five businesses, she has a rare ability to spot opportunity where others see chaos, shift stuck patterns, and build organizations that support both legacy and life. Sarah leads with the same mindset that made her an award-winning sailor: iterate on what works, stay focused in the storm, and never forget the joy of the journey. Links Website: saraholivieri.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri
Have you ever wondered what lies beyond the physical world we see? Or why so many people today feel a deep connection to something bigger than Earth? In this mind-glowing episode of the You-est You® Podcast, I sit down with remote viewer and spiritual teacher Elizabeth April to explore the expanding edges of consciousness from remote viewing to extraterrestrial contact and the idea of starseed origins. Elizabeth shares her personal journey, including a life-changing extraterrestrial encounter that awakened her to the reality that consciousness is far more vast than we've been taught. Yeah…this is not a shallow end of the pool conversation. We explore questions like: ✨ What remote viewing actually is ✨ The idea of the Galactic Federation ✨ Why many people feel they may be starseeds ✨ How empaths can stay grounded in intense energies (one of my favorites was a simple but powerful technique for empaths) If you're curious about the bigger picture of consciousness, this conversation will absolutely stretch your perspective. If this podcast has touched, moved, or inspired you in any way, thank you for sharing it with those you love and leaving a review if inspired. It helps for more people to find out about these conversations. And in case you didn't know this, I honor your light and your You-est You, and love you just the way you are. Takeaways Elizabeth April identifies as a remote viewer, exploring beyond physical reality. Her abduction experience opened her eyes to the reality of extraterrestrials. Growing up in a Catholic household, Elizabeth had unique spiritual experiences. Empathy can lead to overwhelming feelings, requiring grounding techniques. The Galactic Federation is a collective of beings supporting unity consciousness. Personal empowerment is key to navigating spiritual awakening. Distraction from external chaos can hinder personal growth and awareness. Connecting to source reveals the unity of all existence beyond light and dark. Grounding techniques like visualizing a protective bubble can help empaths. Elizabeth's heritage includes connections to the grays and Pleiadians. About Elizabeth April Elizabeth April is an internationally recognized remote viewer, spiritual teacher, and cosmic channeler who helps people expand their awareness beyond the physical world. Through her teachings on consciousness, extraterrestrial contact, and starseed origins, she guides others to reconnect with their intuition, personal empowerment, and deeper connection to the universe. Elizabeth is also the author of You're Not Dying, You're Just Waking Up and Anxiety: A Spiritual Journey. About Your Host, Julie Reisler Julie Reisler is a heart-led intuitive guide, TEDx speaker, author, and host of The You-est You® Podcast. For over 15 years, she has helped high-achieving souls reconnect to their intuition, trust their inner guidance, and build lives rooted in inner peace and purpose. A faculty member at Georgetown University and founder of the Intuitive Life Designer® Coach Academy, Julie blends spirituality, science, positive psychology, and lived experience to help you remember and embody your You-est You. Be sure to subscribe to Julie's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/juliereisler and ring the notification bell so that you never miss a powerful episode! Here's to your truest, You-est You! Love, Julie You-est You® Resources for YOU! See below for free tools, resources, programs, and goodies to help you become your YOU-EST YOU! FREE Manifest Your Goals & Dreams 7-Day Toolset This stunning free toolset is a 7-day workbook (25 pages full) of powerful mindset practices, grounding meditations (and audio), a new beautiful time management system and template to set your personalized schedule for your best productivity, a personalized energy assessment, and so much more. It was designed to specifically help you uplevel your routine and self-care habits for success so you can radiate and become your 'You-est You'. These tools are some of Julie's best practices used with hundreds of her clients to help you feel more confident, clear, and connected to your best self so that you feel inspired to take on the world. Get it at: juliereisler.com/toolset FREE Intuition Test Unlock your unique intuitive super-powers and discover your dominant Intuition Language™. Take the free test now at https://juliereisler.com/intuitiontest-podcast Intuition Activation Mini-Course - 90% OFF! For a limited time only, get access to Julie's powerful transformative Intuition Activation mini-course for 90% off! You'll have lifetime access to this course that is full of video modules, worksheets, meditations, tools and practices to unlock your intuition and activate your inner guidance! Sign up now at https://juliereisler.com/activation Craving deeper connection beyond words? Explore my Meditation Portal — a sacred space for weekly guided meditations, energy healing, and intuitive alignment. These channeled journeys are activations designed to help you reconnect with your soul, expand your inner awareness, and live from a place of calm, clarity, and higher love.