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This episode is brought to you by Aligned for Wealth™, a free 3-part experience designed to help you stop paying the high cost of misalignment. Replays end July 2nd!  ✨ About This Season: The Anatomy of Alignment This season of Redefining Wealth is dedicated to unpacking what alignment really means — not as a buzzword, but as structure. We're dissecting how misalignment impacts each of the Six Pillars of Wealth — FIT, PEOPLE, SPACE, FAITH, WORK, and MONEY — and what it truly costs when we tolerate what drains us. Each episode builds on the last. So subscribe and journey with us as we move from awakening… to redefining… to actualizing.   Episode Summary In this season finale, Patrice reflects on one of the most powerful lessons from the Anatomy of Alignment series: the difference between the price of change and the cost of staying the same. While many people fear the discomfort, grief, uncertainty, or inconvenience that comes with making aligned decisions, Patrice challenges listeners to consider the long-term cost of remaining in situations, relationships, habits, and environments that no longer support who they're becoming. Through personal stories about her health, relationships, home, and recent life transitions, she reveals how misalignment quietly taxes our energy, peace, and potential over time. Ultimately, this episode is an invitation to stop calculating only the immediate price of change and start honestly evaluating the hidden cost of staying the same. Patrice reminds us that alignment often requires temporary discomfort, but misalignment can create years of emotional, spiritual, physical, and financial drain. As she closes out the season, she encourages listeners to embrace the work of alignment, trust the vision they've been given, and choose the version of life that reflects who they are becoming rather than who they used to be.   Questions to Ask Yourself: What am I avoiding because I'm focused on the price instead of the cost? Where in my life am I paying a long-term price for staying the same? What relationship, habit, environment, or commitment no longer aligns with who I'm becoming? What would become possible if I stopped negotiating with misalignment? Am I willing to experience temporary discomfort in exchange for lasting alignment?   Want to Redefine Wealth for Yourself? Start Here:

You noticed she didn't share your last post. She liked her post but not yours. She hasn't watched your stories in weeks, but she's clearly online. And now you're spiraling, trying to figure out what that says about your friendship. Sound familiar?In this episode, Danielle sits down with licensed mental health counselor JoJo Venant to unpack the very real strain social media puts on women's friendships: from birthday shout-out expectations to the "friends should support your business" discourse. Together, they explore how influencers with healthy pre-fame friendships navigate digital boundaries differently, why we've gone from reading the room to reading the feed, and what happens when we personalize every like, share, and story view. JoJo also walks through how to actually have the conversation with a friend when social media expectations don't match.

Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks.In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares her Simply Productive Method, a five-step process designed to help women—especially those in midlife—overcome clutter, limiting beliefs, and resistance to achieve their goals with greater ease and positivity. Drawing from her experience running the Re-energize Your Home challenge, Dr. Christine Li breaks down the common struggles her clients face and offers empowering strategies to simplify action, boost energy, and build lasting self-belief for a thriving, clutter-free life.Timestamps00:00:00: Introduction and recent "Re-energize Your Home" challenge overview00:02:18: Background of the challenge and its impact00:04:23: Characteristics and struggles of the women served00:11:29: Introduction to the Simply Productive Method00:12:24: Five essential pieces of the Simply Productive Method00:13:25: 1. Set your "rocket goal"00:14:47: 2. Face your resistance00:16:41: 3. Work with your energy00:18:29: 4. Dismantle your limiting beliefs00:20:38: 5. Build habits and self-belief for life00:22:16: Review of the five components00:23:54: Free worksheet offer and closing remarks00:24:39: Outro and contact informationTo get the free download that accompanies this episode, go to: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/methodTo sign up for the Waitlist for the Simply Productive Program, go to: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/SPFor more information on the Make Time for Success podcast, visit: https://www.maketimeforsuccesspodcast.comGain Access to Dr. Christine Li's Free Resource Library -- 12 downloadable tools and templates to help you bypass the impulse to procrastinate: https://procrastinationcoach.mykajabi.com/freelibraryTo work with Dr. Li on a weekly basis in her coaching and accountability program, register for The Success Lab here: https://www.procrastinationcoach.com/labConnect with Dr. Christine LiWebsite: https://www.procrastinationcoach.comFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/procrastinationcoachInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/procrastinationcoach/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@procrastinationcoachThe Success Lab: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/labSimply Productive: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/SP

In this recap, Lesley Logan and Brad Crowell unpack the deeper implications of Adrian Starks' conversation on purpose, grief, and the resistance that comes from fighting your own path. They explore how purpose isn't something you find, but something you actively build, and why the attempt to force alignment often backfires. The episode tackles the unglamorous realities of change, self-reflection, and what happens when perfection gets in the way of progress. Whether you're struggling with imposter syndrome or questioning your direction, this conversation invites you to reclaim agency over your own story. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co mailto:beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/#follow-subscribe-free.In this episode you will learn about:How supporting LGBTQ+ communities strengthens your own alignment and values.The importance of taking control of your purpose before it gets defined for you.Why the more effort you put into controlling something, the more it slips through your fingers.How self-reflection reveals when you're outgrowing something or being called into something newImposter syndrome shows up when you're going against the grain of your purpose.Episode References/Links:OPC for 40 days for $40 - opc.me/40eLevate 2028 Waitlist - lesleylogan.co/elevateOPC Flashcards - opc.me/flashcardsSummer Tour (Powered by Balanced Body) - opc.me/tourPrism Foundation - arprismfoundation.orgAdrian Starks Website - https://adrianstarks.comEp 191. with Adrian Starks - https://beitpod.com/ep191100 Acts of Love by Kim Hamer - https://a.co/d/0dugkBGkEp 244 with Kim Hamer - https://beitpod.com/ep244Ep 235 with Krista St-Germain - https://beitpod.com/ep235Ep. 688 Outgrowing Series 1 - https://beitpod.com/ep688 Ep. 689 Outgrowing Series 2 - https://beitpod.com/ep689Submit your wins or questions - https://beitpod.com/questions If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. https://lovethepodcast.com/BITYSIDEALS! 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Instead, what clearly seems actionable is purpose is something that we are out there doing, and whether or not we chose to do it, we're still out there doing it.Lesley Logan 0:21  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started. Lesley Logan 1:04  Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap, where my co-host in life, Brad, and I are going to dig into the purposeful convo I had with Adrian Starks in our last episode. You know what, I think that's what we said the first time he was on, because his podcast is all about being purposeful, so if you haven't yet listened to that interview, you can pause this and go listen to that one.Brad Crowell 1:23  What is he like? 190-something?Lesley Logan 1:26  It was like 151. Brad's gonna look it up and... and you can then come back and listen to this one, or you can listen to this one, because we chat about a bunch of stuff, and then our favorite things. And then you can go listen to the amazing one, because you have all the choice in this world. You get to do what you want to do, and we got to meet a bunch of you amazing podcast listeners when we were in Arizona the other day.Brad Crowell 1:46  It was 191.Lesley Logan 1:47  191Brad Crowell 1:48  Yes, I can't believe.Lesley Logan 1:50  Wow, nailed it.Brad Crowell 1:51  I did.Lesley Logan 1:52  I don't even know. You must have cheated. You must have seen it.Brad Crowell 1:55  I heard it in the episode.Lesley Logan 1:56  You heard it in the episode.Brad Crowell 1:59  Because I went back and listened to it. Lesley Logan 2:00  I was like I love you, but there's no way you came up with that on your own. Anyways, we met a bunch of listeners at the POT Arizona last month.Brad Crowell 2:10  We sure did.Lesley Logan 2:11  I love that you love the pod, and also I heard that people are loving the solo episodes. If that's the case, please leave a review and tell me what you want me to talk about. Also, another way you can support this show is to become an OPC member, because when you're an OPC member, that money also supports this podcast. Just be honest, so the best thing you can do is to go be a member of OPC. One, you actually get extra stuff out of it. If you like these little pep talks that I do on the podcast that are solo, at the end of every one of my classes, I give you a little pep talk. It's not a mantra, but it's something close. So you can go to opc.me/40, and then you can join OPC for 40 days for $40, and then you can see how great we are. Okay, today is June 25, 2026. It's Bourdain Day.Brad Crowell 3:00  It's Bourdain Day, and this is.Lesley Logan 3:02  A quote from Mr. Anthony Bourdain: "If I'm an advocate for anything, it's to move as far as you can, as much as you can, across the ocean or simply across the river, walk in someone else's shoes, or at least eat their food. It's a plus for everybody." Anthony Bourdain backed up his words with action, all the while urging us to do a lot more than simply try new foods in exotic places with fascinating strangers. He desperately wanted us to break out of our comfort zones and see the world in person through the eyes of people we would never otherwise meet. Watching his TV shows, first No Reservations, and then Parts Unknown, enabled us to spend time with the real-life explorer who trotted around the world in search of, well, the things that make us all human: food, yes, but also love, spirit, and passion. Bourdain, who suffered from depression, took his own life in 2018 at the age of 61. "Anthony was my best friend," tweeted French chef and close friend Eric Ripert at the time. "Exceptional human being, so inspired and generous." Ripert, along with another longtime friend, José Andrés, who does some amazing work in this world, declared June 25, Bourdain's birthday, Bourdain Day in 2019. So, if you are thinking of suicide, or worried about a friend, or in need of emotional support, the Lifeline Network is available 24/7 across the US. Call 800-273-8255. I think there's also a short number, I feel like there's a short number that you can call, but we had a dear friend.Brad Crowell 4:20  You can call 988 in the United States.Lesley Logan 4:22  Thank you. Yeah, yeah, who worked with a suicide prevention network in Nevada. And life's really hard right now. It's harder than people think. You look at people and they seem to have it all together, and they don't. A lot of people are tired, a lot of people have a lot going on. So reach out to a friend you haven't heard from or talked to in a while. You just never know. You might help them out, but also make sure you have these numbers, because there are people who are experts who can also support.Brad Crowell 4:49  Yeah.Lesley Logan 4:50  Upcoming travel, Brad, predict this, because what, go ahead, Brad.Brad Crowell 4:54  Yeah, Anthony Bourdain was very inspirational for me. He was living the travel bug that I always had, and when I was in college, my friend and I used to watch his show every single week, No Reservations. I just loved that he was so angry at his producers in that show, and he would get so pissed about cursing and smoking cigarettes on TV. I guess it wasn't live, but on TV, and then.Lesley Logan 5:23  They could just edit it out.Brad Crowell 5:24  hey could have edited it out, but they didn't. Yeah, it just was really inspirational for me. And then he did some amazing stuff too. He was in Beirut when that.Lesley Logan 5:36  Yes! And then also, don't forget his wonderful documentary about food waste.Brad Crowell 5:40  Yeah, food waste.Lesley Logan 5:41  If you haven't seen it, you must see it.Brad Crowell 5:43  It's called Wasted!Lesley Logan 5:44  I think it's called Wasted!Brad Crowell 5:45  Yeah.Lesley Logan 5:45  We actually watched it, and the next day he died by suicide.Brad Crowell 5:48  Yeah.Lesley Logan 5:49  That was really tragic, and that documentary stuck with me. So it's really, really important, because we all need to be aware. In certain countries, they're doing a much better job about food waste than we are. Go Japan! You were commenting from the documentary, so yeah, for me.Brad Crowell 6:03  It was amazing because I never was a chef, but he worked in the food industry, I worked in the food industry, and I got his book Kitchen Confidential when I was in my early 20s. I just thought he was amazing. So, yep, in honor of Anthony Bourdain, and as Lesley was mentioning, if you or anyone you know is suffering with suicidal thoughts, there is support out there for you.Lesley Logan 6:28  Yeah.Brad Crowell 6:29  Yeah.Lesley Logan 6:29  In other news, there are no spots left in Elevate. Every single week in the last few weeks that you've heard that there are spots was a lie.Brad Crowell 6:37  They are sold out.Lesley Logan 6:40  For 2027 anyways. We are already taking applications for 2028. We'll be able to let you snag your spot and reserve it, and all that stuff. But we're going to have a wonderful Q&A call this summer on July 9, I believe it's at 1 PM Pacific time. You can go to lesleylogan.co/elevate to get on the waitlist. We'll have that call information, and you can register for the call. Oh, I should do ll.co/waitlist. Actually, sorry, my producer is doing this in real time, everyone. Anyways, what I want you to do is get on that waitlist, because I do update you monthly on when we have dates and when we're accepting applications, and when you can deposit. I know that 2028 will fill up as soon as we open up those applications, but that means you have a whole year-plus to protect those dates like your life once I figure out what they are. Lesley Logan 7:31  summer tour is coming, but the tickets are available. They've been available for a few weeks, actually a month to be precise, and many cities are sold out. You're like, "Lesley, now that I know you record this in the past-future, how do you know?" Because I do! When we were in Arizona, we actually met many people who were like, "Oh, I'm going to Tucson," and I was like, "Okay, we're probably out of spots in Tucson." So I know that some of these slots are sold out. You want to go to opc.me/tour. Our tours are sponsored by the wonderful Balanced Body and Contrology company. Balanced Body is celebrating 50 years, so it's a really big year for them. It's kind of amazing what they're doing, and it's really special. So I want you to make sure that you join us, because Balanced Body allows our tours to go to more than six places and to do it with a lot of fun. We're bringing Contrology products into the studio so you can try them out. And if you're new here...Brad Crowell 8:25  Welcome.Lesley Logan 8:25  Hi! We also have Pilates flashcards. Did you know that we do? You don't have to be a Pilates instructor to love them. They're actually really wonderful for helping you have access to great Pilates where you are. They're so great, in fact, that people steal my images all the fucking time to put them in their shitty books, but you can get the real thing with the best information that has been edited many times and has quality videos at opc.me/flashcards. Sorry, I'm a little pissed off over here about something, but I am. If you follow me on Instagram, you know how long this has been going on, and just as we were about to hit record, I found out another fucking person is stealing my images from my flashcards.Brad Crowell 9:08  Three more people.Lesley Logan 9:09  Three more people.Brad Crowell 9:10  Yeah, so it's a thing. That's crazy. Anyway, you should know what's crazy.Lesley Logan 9:16  Is that they thought someone wouldn't find out? You know what I mean?Brad Crowell 9:21  I mean, maybe they just don't care.Lesley Logan 9:22  Maybe they don't care, or they're like, "Oh, she only has like 30,000 followers, so no one will know." But my followers know me, and even people who don't follow me are telling me, because I am recognizable at any rate. But you can get my flashcards, the real deal, and support a small business who is going to take on some of these big-ass companies, because there is a company that is a big name that we're about to take down anyways. I'm excited about it. Lesley Logan 9:49  Before we get into... we used to do audience questions here. If you're new, you don't know that, so this is not a new thing for you. But if you're old and you're like, "Oh, I just popped in here on this one," we don't do that anymore. We answer questions on YouTube at 9 AM Pacific Time Live, and that is where I answer them. If you're a member, I answer questions wherever you are a member, so as long as it's part of your membership, right? If you're an agency member, you can ask business questions there. If you are an OPC member, I answer personal Pilates questions there—I answer all those. Plus, there's YouTube, and YouTube is free. People don't know that, but it is. It's free. You have to watch, according to one comment, a diabolical amount of commercials, but it's free. Yes, "diabolical" was the word that was used. However, what we decided to change this to is many of you want to help out people in your life, but often don't know how to help, and there are so many different shitstorms in the world, like, which firestorm do you help with? The reality is that you can help either by just sharing with a friend who needs to hear that this charity exists for them, or you can share your time, or you can share it on your platform, or you can give them money, even $2. Lesley Logan 10:55  So, because June is Pride Month, we are going to wrap up the month's theme with another wonderful LGBTQ+ charity. This is the Prism Foundation, and it was founded in 2021. The Prism Foundation was started to organize and execute initiatives for the LGBTQ+ community in the state of Arkansas, using a multifaceted approach to achieve the following outcomes: increase access to affirming and comprehensive healthcare, align resources that address barriers to care and health disparities among the community, and create safe spaces for both virtual and physical activities and services that serve LGBTQ+ Arkansas.Brad Crowell 11:32  Correct me if we're wrong here, but I think it's Arkansans.Lesley Logan 11:35  What is also exciting, because I was doing some research on them, they are also really aware of what is happening in the states that are surrounding them that are affecting trans people. Part of their vision is: "We are increasing access to healthcare as top of our priorities. We're also focused on creating pathways to fulfill our basic needs, including overcoming barriers to legal aid services and developing supportive community spaces physically and virtually." Lesley Logan 11:59  I think this is really important because unfortunately, and at the time of this recording, there have been some awful things that have been said about trans people from the government that we are under in this country. I won't even repeat his words, because they are too horrible to repeat, that he said this week. But we need to be protecting our people who are different than us, because the fucking people who are taking from you are billionaires. So support the LGBTQ+ people in your area, because one, they are beautiful human beings, and two, they are always there supporting.Brad Crowell 12:39  That's true, there's very much of an activism mentality in that community.Lesley Logan 12:45  Yeah.Brad Crowell 12:45  Really like.Lesley Logan 12:46  And also, my goodness, they have to be tired. I'm sure they are. Anyways, I really like what that Prism organization is doing. I think it has to be hard to do what they do in the areas that they're doing it, so if you want to support, there you go.Brad Crowell 13:05  You can go to their website at arprismfoundation.org to read more about what they are doing and how you could support them.Lesley Logan 13:14  And if that is not your area, because you're like, "I'm not Arkansan," or "I'm not in the Midwest," then look up ones in your area that are doing something locally for you, because there is always a local outlet of something, like we've talked about before on this podcast. We love supporting a restaurant because Bronze Cafe—everyone who's local to Las Vegas who listens to this show, when you buy meals from them, they support the LGBTQ mental health community center here.Brad Crowell 13:38  If you have an organization that is doing good things that we should find out about, and you want to be featured on the pod, call us and leave us a voicemail.Lesley Logan 13:49  I love that. Then it's your favorite charity.Brad Crowell 13:52  At 310-905-5534 and tell us why they're amazing. You can also submit wins, by the way, at beitpod.com/questions so that we can get you in on the Friday episode.Lesley Logan 14:09  Times now, Brad, I have had people tell me that they heard their win months after they submitted it, and it really made their day because they were having a rough day. So I tell people this. Also, just so you know, we've changed the Friday FYF. I bitch about something, and then you were gonna come, but we haven't had a chance for you to bitch about something.Brad Crowell 14:30  Oh, yes.Lesley Logan 14:31  Which is what we do at our other communities, and then I celebrate a win, and then I share their wins. That's cool, and I do a mantra, so we had a change to it because it's quite nice. Maybe my new "need a moment" is that all these people use my fucking image.Brad Crowell 14:46  Well, we'll save that for Friday's episode. Stick around, we'll be right back. Brad Crowell 14:51  All right, now let's talk about Mr. Adrian Starks. Adrian is a professional speaker, voice narrator, and host of the Your Purposeful Life podcast, who openly embraces his authentic, unpolished self, including his fun side as a comic card and superhero fanatic. Having shed the rigid suit-and-tie expectations of his early career, Adrian is deeply protective of the energy he puts into the world, intentionally choosing to step away from the microphone rather than record an episode if he's having a bad day. So, good vibes, right? As a fellow human seeking purpose, he helps his audience navigate what he identifies as the three continuous cycles of purposeful living, and encourages people to make a mess, figure out what works, and ultimately have fun with their journey.Lesley Logan 15:36  Well, we love mess over here. We love messy action, and we're so big on that. Yeah, I also love... I mean, we had a great conversation about evolution, but one of the things we talked about is he said when we try to make things perfect when they're not meant to be—well, nothing's supposed to be—there's going to be major resistance because everything has to flow a certain way. He used the metaphor of salmon noting their journey upstream against the flow of the river is what ultimately exhausts them, and I think that's so true. I think we try to get things to be so perfect, just like, you know, we make it too precious, and you kind of hold on to it too tight. Then you aren't able to hear amazing things or be curious to go a different direction, you know what I mean?Brad Crowell 16:19  I was just talking about the idea of, like, the more effort you put into controlling something, the more it slips through your fingers. And yeah, I mean, I totally get that. Here's how I equate this. This is going to be an amazing parallel for all you ultimate frisbee players out there, of which I know I'm speaking to the right audience. Obviously.Lesley Logan 16:40  I'm sure we have a good two.Brad Crowell 16:42  Clearly, clearly the right audience. I grew up playing very, very competitively, playing ultimate frisbee, and whenever you were gonna throw the frisbee all the way down the field—the disc, as it were, if you put all of your might into that throw, that huck, as it were, is what we would call it, inevitably, you would mess it up. It would curve to the right, or go out of bounds, or whatever. But if you took a half a second before that huge throw, and you just eased and paused when you threw, you paused, and then just let it happen—it would go where you wanted it to every time. It took a long time, and I could always tell as soon as I released the disc, like, "Oh man, I did not do that right." I feel like life is like that too. When you are forcing it, things do not go the way that you want them to, but when you go with the flow, you know, while you're directing it, then things seem to happen a lot more organically, usually. All the things, right?Lesley Logan 17:49  Yeah, it's like a tough balance, right, because.Brad Crowell 17:52  Still have to direct it.Lesley Logan 17:53  Well, because you don't want to just be blowing with the wind, but you also need to feel the flow, right? Like, there are some obstacles that tell us, like, "Not that door," right? That doesn't mean it's a stop sign, it's just like a doorway, like, "Nope, not that door." And I think it's like really understanding, you know, why are you doing this? Why are you doing any of this? Because if you can keep your "why" in mind, it can keep the perfection from taking over, because perfection will honestly end up making something so clean and perfect, no one wants to touch it and do it, or they don't really know what it is, and it's exhausting. It's exhausting to be perfect. Lesley Logan 18:30  Oh my god, there's just certain people in my life, whenever I see them, I'm like, "How long does it take them to get out the door?" Because we just saw someone this past weekend at an event, and every time I see her, I'm like, she's so perfectly coiffed, it must take forever to get out the door, because there's not a hair amiss. The outfit is... the nails match the shoes match the... I mean, like all of it. I'm like, I know how long it takes to get my nails done, so they're just gonna be what they are for four weeks. So, I don't know, I'm just saying this is... if you want to be my friend, don't be perfect, okay?Lesley Logan 19:06  The last thing I'll say is he explained that when we go against the grain of what our purposes are, it creates major resistance that makes us feel like we're not worthy. So, hello, my people who feel imposter syndrome, it's because you're going against the grain of your purpose. If we're truly good at where we are, while we always can improve, we don't need to be perfect. There is this thing... "improve" is the wrong word. We are always... this is something that happens with Pilates instructors that I meet. You always are going to be learning. There's never a point that you're not learning, but there's a difference between chasing down every single person to go through their version of a program with, and also just learning from the body in front of you today. You know what I mean? Every time I teach a new person, a new client, I learn a new way of explaining something. Today we were doing OPC spring training, and this wonderful person asked a great question. I was like, "You know what, I've explained this before, but never to a person with that brand of equipment, with that years of experience, with that understanding of the exercise." So even I am learning something I already know in a different way so I can explain it. It's just... there's ways to learn and improve yourself without having to constantly feel like you've gotta sign up for this next thing, you know? So, anyways.Brad Crowell 20:21  Stay tuned, because how do we know what our purpose is, you know? How do we even know if we're going against the grain? Stick around, because we're going to talk about that in the Be It action items. Brad Crowell 20:32  But what I really wanted to talk about myself was grief, which is interesting because it was an interesting topic that y'all skipped over. You were talking about grieving, not just like a person who might no longer be with us, or obviously a pet or any of that, but even an experience that was supposed to happen, but it didn't, you know? And you were very excited about it, or you had a lot of effort and planning into it. I mean, we know we've been talking about opening a studio for a really long time, and we spent a lot of money, we spent a lot of time at the beginning of this year and last year—beginning of this year like really thinking, planning. I mean, I can't even tell you how many phone calls I made to the city, and I spent hours putting together a plan, a business plan for this. And then three months in, we decided to pause the whole thing because we realized that we were pretty much forcing it, you know, because there was one key thing that was holding us up that was like, "Wait a minute, how are we going to solve this problem?" It was kind of like one of those, "Well, we're gonna... we could... we'll make it work. We'll figure it out. It's gonna..." you know. All of a sudden I was like, "Why do we need to do that? We don't even need to do the studio. It's just gonna cause a lot of stress. And what we could be doing right now is opening a major problem for ourselves." So what we decided to do instead was solve the problem that we would be opening for ourselves first, but that's going to take time.Lesley Logan 22:01  Yeah.Brad Crowell 22:02  Right. So even though we spent this time putting this whole plan together and decided to hit pause, it's interesting because, okay, there's actually another path that is going to set us up for success in the future when we do bring that studio back around. However, it doesn't mean that you don't feel bummed about it. I drive by the location that we picked out, that I've talked with the landlord.Lesley Logan 22:26  I know.Brad Crowell 22:27  And the neighbors, and the city about, and a contractor about.Lesley Logan 22:30  And I envisioned the sign.Brad Crowell 22:32  100 times.Lesley Logan 22:33  I still don't think it's not going to be in that center. I just think it's not that unit. It's just that unit needed way too much money. Yeah, not the rent, but the build-out was like jaw-dropping. It honestly made the grief a little bit easier, I'm not gonna lie, because it was such a "fuck no," you know what I mean? Like, it was just like no fucking way. And so, I do understand there's grief because that's not happening today, and so we still drive by it every single time, but I also think this is where good reflection comes from, too. It's like, in reflecting, it's all out of our control—the parts that are the obstacles, yeah. So I go to bed knowing we did the best we could with what we had in the moment, and had we not had this other stupid bill come through that we're like, "That's a fuck no," we probably would have forced the salmon up the stream a little bit. I think so, because we definitely.Brad Crowell 23:34  Would have.Lesley Logan 23:34  Anyway, would have made it work, but it would have been a hard stress.Brad Crowell 23:38  More complicated than it needed to be. Yeah, but.Lesley Logan 23:40  I do think there is a way you have to grieve changes. We have Elevate members who are like, "I'm grieving the teacher I used to be," because they used to just narrate a Pilates class, for lack of a simple thing. And it's like, "Well, no, now you get to watch it, and you get to see what it is." Part of you is excited because you know better now and you have these more potential possibilities now, but also there was a time that it felt easier, right? And you're a different person when you're in this unknown space. So, like, I'm excited when we open that studio. I'm past the grief thing, but also sometimes I look back at that studio, it would have been really great if it was a Pilates on it already.Brad Crowell 24:19  Yeah, well, that's the thing. You know, you were talking about how grief doesn't really go away because you had built a mental pattern around a person or a thing or an experience that was supposed to happen. You had built that into your thinking, and what ends up happening over time is we think that way a little bit less. It doesn't mean we don't think about the thing, but the expectations that we had alter, they shift, right? And so, you know, what Adrian was talking about was someone, I think he was talking about someone who died, if I recall, and he said sometimes he just needs to embrace when that emotion comes up. He embraces it, he leans into it. He's like, "It's okay for me to feel this right now," and he encourages letting that emotion flow for multiple reasons. It's a testament to how someone or something impacted you, but also it's really important to feel those emotions. So.Lesley Logan 25:16  Yeah, it's hard. I don't know, it's like there's certain... you know, it's really interesting, like there's certain people, places, or things that you grieve in different ways. Our LA studio, I don't ever look back and have tears, like I'm sad with that studio, because it was the right thing to do to make the change, but I do miss having that cute little space.Brad Crowell 25:37  Yeah.Lesley Logan 25:37  You know, I miss it. Yeah, I think back of it fondly, not tears, like, "Oh, I don't have that place anymore," but like, "What a fun two years I had in that space." It was such a... like a treehouse, you know. So, grief doesn't always have to be devastating either, but you have to feel it. We have some great grief podcasts, by the way. Haven't had any recently, but the two that we had were so good: Kim Hamer and another woman... I want to say Kara, but I don't think that's what it was. She's like Coach Something, and they're both on grief. Kim Hamer has a wonderful book on 100 Acts of Love, and her episode about her husband and that grief was so interesting, and what she has done. She was so raw and wonderful and thoughtful. And then there was a woman before her in the episodes, and I'm just talking like as if it's going to come back to me, she actually, unfortunately, watched her husband die, and then she went through all this grief and she was like, "How come this is happening, and why am I not over it?" She literally became a grief coach.Brad Crowell 26:42  Yeah.Lesley Logan 26:42  I want to say it's Kara, but it's not.Brad Crowell 26:44  I have no idea.Lesley Logan 26:46  Anyways, our wonderful producers will figure it out, I'm sure. But you can just go into our catalog; it's definitely in the first 200 episodes. Good luck! Well, here's the thing: if you can find Kim Hamer, it's within two months of Kim Hamer that I remember. So, okay, we're gonna get into our Be It action items, and I can see Brad is going to Google that.Brad Crowell 27:05  Yeah, one was Krista St-Germain.Lesley Logan 27:08  That's the one.Brad Crowell 27:09  And the other was.Lesley Logan 27:12  Kim Hamer. Kim Hamer! So sorry, replace Hamer everywhere I said Scott. There you go.Brad Crowell 27:23  All right, stick around. We'll be right back. We're gonna dig into those Be It action items. Brad Crowell 27:29  All right. Well, welcome back. Let's talk about those Be It action items that we got from Adrian Starks. What bold, executable, intrinsic, or targeted action items can we take away from your combo, Adrian? It's weird to call him Starks. Starks, it sounds like he's like... like.Lesley Logan 27:48  Tony.Brad Crowell 27:49  Yeah, but I was thinking like a football player, like the way that you.Lesley Logan 27:52  I just want to go "Adrian," that's all.Brad Crowell 27:54  Starks redefines the word goal, and I've really loved this, y'all. He's so full of these quippy things that are so applicable, and this one really blew my mind. He said, "I love a goal, but I redefined it with the acronym of Get Out and Live, Get Out and Live." And I was like, "Wow, that's really great." I love that he views goals not as rigid markers but as triggers to move outside of one's comfort zone, scare yourself a little bit, and then break a rut. He suggests regularly asking yourself, what is actually going on here? What am I not happy about? What do I actually want? Specifically focusing on immediate desires rather than five-year plans, he recommends detoxing from social media for several days at a time to avoid the world of comparisons that definitely leads to self-doubt and imposter syndrome.Brad Crowell 28:51  Imposter syndrome, yeah, exactly.Lesley Logan 28:53  Comparison is the thief of joy.Brad Crowell 28:54  Comparison is the thief of joy. What about you?Lesley Logan 28:58  Well, he said your purpose in life is not something you find, it's something that you do, and it's going to change. It's going to evolve with time, and I couldn't agree more. It's so funny. Recently, I posted pictures of myself as a brand new Pilates instructor. I actually wrote a whole series called Outgrowing Yourself, and it's either already come out or it's coming up. No idea. I think it already came out, outgrowing your old version of yourself. And it's so funny, because I don't look back at her going, "Oh my god." I mean, when I said, "Oh my god, I look so young..."Brad Crowell 29:27  You look like a child.Lesley Logan 29:28  I look like a child. I was 25, but I think about what her goals as a new teacher were to where I am right now, and I can say looking back I never have thought, "Oh my god, I'm no longer living my purpose," because my purpose has evolved as a teacher. Because I've evolved in the more that I know, and the people that I teach, and the things that I'm drawn to. There's things that people like, "Don't you want to do this?" and it's like, "No, that's a no, I don't." And even right now people like, "Oh, what about next year?" I'm like, "I think I'm staying home a lot, actually a significant amount of time. I'm staying home." And they're like, "Oh, really?" And it's like, "Yeah, because if you do take the time to get to know yourself, and you do stay aligned with what you want, and you do stay aligned with your purpose, your life has to evolve." And then, because that evolves, and your purpose evolves, I'm like, "My life has to reflect what I'm doing, and then what I'm doing then takes me to my next thing, which means my life has to reflect what I'm doing, and so..."Brad Crowell 30:26  I agree with you on this, but also let's go back to his statement, because I think I remember trying to figure out, like, what am I going to do with my life, or what's my purpose? And we all know that it's important to have purpose in our lives, but I also think a testament to this is the conversations that I've had recently with my parents, who just retired.Lesley Logan 30:51  Yeah.Brad Crowell 30:51  Right. And then the interview that we had with the retirement coach, whose name I'm not recalling, but it was in the last 100 episodes. Lesley Logan 31:01  Definitely. It was definitely, was it this year?Brad Crowell 31:04  But the point is that we think purpose is just going to find us, and we're gonna be like, "Oh my god, that's what I'm here for, that's the thing," right? Instead, what clearly seems actionable is purpose is something that we are out there doing, and whether or not we chose to do it, we're still out there doing it. I mean, I think about my parents with their job, and the thing that was keeping my dad focused on the job was the job. Ultimately, if you step back and look at that, it's not necessarily like whatever... I don't even know what the projects were that he was working on.Lesley Logan 31:45  Ever.Brad Crowell 31:46  Yeah, but the point... I mean, I wasn't intimately involved in the company they work for, so I don't actually understand all the nuance of the things, but he built that purpose over a career of 42 or 43 years, and then now all of a sudden he's thinking about ending it. It doesn't matter how mundane the job is, he's, "Oh, what am I going to do with myself after this? I'm not sure, I don't know," you know. And so that's where we find ourselves unwilling to make a change as well, but then you have... that's like.Lesley Logan 32:16  No, I want to argue with you a little bit, and I'm glad your dad doesn't listen to this podcast. I feel like he did what a lot of people his age did, which is like, "This is my job," and that job became the purpose. Yeah.Brad Crowell 32:31  But that's the point of what Adrian said.Lesley Logan 32:33  But I don't think so, because I think it goes to that saying: if you don't have goals, someone will make their goals your goal, and so I feel like.Brad Crowell 32:43  Your purpose can be inadvertent. Yeah, if you don't take control of what you do, then your purpose will be defined for you, or it can accidentally become your purpose. Yes.Lesley Logan 32:53  And if you don't like it, then you're the person going, "Why is my purpose just to do this project for this many years?" Where I think it's important is this is where self-reflection is so important, because when you self-reflect, you are aware of when you are outgrowing something, or you are being called into something. I don't know if we had a conversation with Adrian, but I definitely had a conversation, and I wrote a newsletter on it, is that a lot of people in the Pilates industry, like, "I need to figure out what my space is in this industry," and it's like, never do that, don't do that. Because no one that you admire ever sat and goes, "What is my little circle in this industry?" No, they went out and carved their path, they created their thing. There'll be an episode coming out that hasn't already with me on Balanced Body's podcast, where they're like, "You carved out this thing." I'm like, I had to, I had to create the thing that I needed. Some of you are already living your purpose, but you actually are looking at other people and going, "I need to look like them," and you haven't taken the time to reflect back, going, "Actually, the thing that I'm doing is the thing that's my purpose, and it's helping these people. And so now that I'm aware of that, I amplify that." Because you're out there amplifying and doing it, it will evolve, because you will continue to hone in and understand and be curious, and change things. So either it inadvertently finds you, and you're doing someone else's purpose, and they'll be grateful, or you discover what it is. But if you look inside.Brad Crowell 34:20  But that's... yeah, it goes... you were both talking about self-reflection, but it goes back to, you know, your purpose in life is not something you find, it's something that you do.Lesley Logan 34:29  Yes.Brad Crowell 34:30  And it is also... it's a change and evolve over time.Lesley Logan 34:33  It's kind of like those movies where the person goes out in seek of what their purpose is, but really their purpose was there all the time, but they weren't taking the time to see that it was there. Go self-reflect anyways. Anything else, Brad?Brad Crowell 34:47  Yeah. He said with purpose you can navigate and make adjustments, right? And he talked about figuring out what actions match the frequency and energy of where you're at right now.Lesley Logan 34:57  Yeah, that's true. That's great.Brad Crowell 34:59  Yeah, I mean, we'll just leave it... we'll just leave that there. Go back and listen, because...Lesley Logan 35:04  Adrian is great.Brad Crowell 35:05  Yeah, he's great.Lesley Logan 35:05  And I, by the way.Brad Crowell 35:06  He does voice acting. How cool.Lesley Logan 35:08  Well, let's listen to his voice.Brad Crowell 35:09  Yeah, it's amazing.Lesley Logan 35:10  Honestly, like, he should really write sleepy stories, like those sleep stories. I would listen every day.Brad Crowell 35:16  Yeah.Lesley Logan 35:17  I also would even listen to him share bad news with that voice, because it's just like, you know, like the BBC type, where it's just matter-of-fact, you know what I mean? Like, I think I could be like, "Okay, well, we're not all gonna die, so there we go." Adrian, thanks for being you. Thanks for being back. You guys, I'm Lesley Logan.Brad Crowell 35:34  And I'm Brad Crowell.Lesley Logan 35:35  Share our episodes with a friend who needs to figure out what their purpose is, and then leave a review. 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After 30 years in health, fitness, and nutrition, and six years running The Audacious Woman, I've hit a wall — not the burnout kind, but the kind that tells you it's time to stop going a mile wide and an inch deep, and start going a mile deep and an inch wide. This episode is about that shift, how to know when you're ready for it, and what it actually takes to do it.   What We Cover Why width in business can quietly become a trap — and the signs it's happening to you The difference between "I want to burn it all down" and "I need to go deeper" How to know if you're performing for an audience you've outgrown What it looks like when your soul is tired (not your body) The grief I didn't expect: letting go of the version of yourself who built something wide Why specificity is magnetic, not limiting Pricing for mastery, not just your time What a depth-first business actually looks and feels like in practice   Signs You're Ready to Choose Depth: You're serving a lot of people but deeply known by very few Your reach is growing but your sense of joy and impact is shrinking You're exhausted in a way that rest doesn't fix Your best clients are the ones who've been with you the longest There's a version of your work you haven't said out loud yet — because you've been building it quietly inside   The Big Reflection Questions from This Episode: When's the last time you felt truly lit up by your work — not just busy, but alive inside of it? What is the one thing you know more about than almost anyone — and are you actually building a business around that? Where are you still performing for an audience you've outgrown? What belief do you have to change to make the shift toward depth possible? Is the work you're doing right now getting you out of bed excited — or is there a shift calling?   Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc. Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.  

Financial independence isn't just about reaching a number, it's about designing a life you actually want to live. In this solo episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes of what life looks like now.I share a candid life update on everything from my current workout routine and newfound hobby of gardening to navigating one of the busiest parenting seasons of the year with three kids. I also open up about the intentional trade-offs I'm making by working less, earning less, and embracing a slower pace, because the flexibility I've gained is worth more to me than maximizing income. Plus, I reflect on some exciting milestones, including Journey to Launch turning 10 years old, winning a Plutus Award, the evolution of the FIRE Calc, and what I'm still exploring as I think about the next chapter of my work and life. If you've ever wondered what financial independence actually looks like after the milestone is reached or how your priorities can shift once you have more freedom, this episode is for you In this episode, I share: How I'm currently splitting my time between personal life and work  What it means to live in the Commander stage of financial independence and why I would not trade it Honest reflections on parenting, birthday season spending, and the concept of lawnmower parenting An update on the FIRE Calc, Journey to Launch's 10-year milestone, and what's next for the platform + more What's New in the Paperback Edition of Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A bonus chapter: When Life Happens: Staying on the Path to Financial Freedom Through Setbacks, Shifts, and Uncertainty A book club and discussion guide with prompts, exercises, and action steps Updated corrections from the original hardcover Exclusive bonuses when you purchase the paperback, including: The Fire Starter Course The Find Your FIRE Number Worksheet Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Plutus Awards: plutusawards.com Check out the FIRE Calc Get your paperback edition of Your Journey To Financial Freedom if you haven't already. Apply to Share Your Journeyer Story, here. Join the Journey to Launch Book Club to dive deeper into financial freedom with guided discussions and resources here! Join The Weekly Newsletter List to get updates, deals & more! Leave Your Journey To Financial Freedom a review! Get The Budget Bootcamp Check out my personal website here. Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

Send us Fan MailWhat does the VVHG journey look like for a Six who has spent her career holding space for other people's fear?Wholehearted Enneagram: A Year Through the Types | Type 6 | Episode 3 of 4In this episode, Amy talks with Gwen Sledge, a Wholehearted Coach, former nurse, and Type Six who knows from the inside what it's like to be the steady, reliable, vigilant one... and what it costs. Gwen walks through the Victim, Villain, Hero, and Guide framework through a Six lens, drawing on her own story and her work coaching women who are ready to stop managing everything and start living from something deeper.This episode is especially for the nurses, caregivers, and first responders in this community; the Sixes who have given their vigilance to everyone else and are ready to find out what groundedness feels like for themselves.In this episode:The Six's loud inner committee and how it differs from the One's inner criticHow the three Six subtypes present differently: social, self-pres, and counter-phobicThe victim role: freezing, scenariating, and waiting for the second shoe to dropThe villain role: anxiety projected outward, resentment, and relinquishing responsibility, then resenting itWhat it looks like when a Six steps into the hero — trusting discernment, coming back to center"Lord, I trust you, but I don't trust me," and why that's still a trust problemThe guide role: holding space without gripping, and relinquishing an inflated sense of responsibilityThe lie most Sixes carry: "It's all up to me""Fear is not the boss of me" — the truth statement that counters itWhat those who love a Six most need to hear: don't dismiss usA special word for nurses and caregivers in the Six communityYou are braver than your fear. You don't have to scan the horizon alone.Calendar - Learn more/connect - mention podcast for a 25% discountEmail - gwen@enneagramwithgwen.com IG - @enneagramwithgwenFB - Enneagram with GwenLinkedIn - Gwen SledgeNewsletter - Stay in touch!Free Resources: 21 Verses of PeaceEnneagram at a GlanceNurses Enneagram Guide: Thriving at Work and BeyondBurnout QuizSupport the showRESOURCES FOR YOU:Join the Waitlist for 1:1 Coaching with Amy Wickshttps://www.simplywholehearted.com/callamywicksNot sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquizEnnea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram(free course + printables)https://bit.ly/Enneagram101GuideConnect with Amy:IGWebsite

Law schools have started to give out acceptances off of their waitlist. Ben and Nathan give advice to a viewer who received a spot off the waitlist from a higher ranked school with no scholarship offer. Also in this episode:- How to consistently study while working full-time- A viewer email asks whether they should register for the August LSAT- The next contestant on the Personal Statement Gong ShowStudy with our Free Plan⁠⁠Download our iOS app⁠Watch Episode 564 on YouTubeCheck out all of our “What's the Deal With” segmentsGet caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library0:00 Studying and Working Full-TIme7:37 Decision Advice on Waitlist27:01 #thirstylawschools37:33 Should I Take the August LSAT?51:59 Test D Question — Smartphone ban1:03:25 LSAT Study Timeline1:11:16 Personal Statement Gong Show 1:24:50 Word of the week — contumacious

Last week's case study episode got such a strong response that I wanted to go deeper with a different scenario: the woman who is already lean, doesn't have weight to lose, and is trying to build muscle and look more athletic. This one's for her — and honestly, it was me at certain points too. In this episode, I cover: Why the advice to "eat less and do more cardio" is almost never the right answer for lean women The three phases of body composition: Build → Reveal → Maintain How long to actually spend in the build phase (hint: longer than you think — 4–12 months depending on your training history) Sample nutrition targets for a lean woman looking to build: ~2,000 calories, ~150g protein, ~220–230g carbs, ~60g fat Why a "dirty bulk" approach often backfires for women A sample 4-day strength training split (2 lower, 2 upper) with exercise selection guidance The importance of tracking weights to turn warmup sets into real working sets Volume targets: 10–20 quality sets per muscle group per week Cardio guidance during the build phase: steps, Zone 2, and why HIIT is NOT necessary right now What a mini cut (reveal phase) looks like: 6–10 weeks, 10–20% caloric reduction, protect the protein How to reverse diet back to maintenance — the phase no one talks about but everyone needs The mindset piece: most women spend 90% of their year in a deficit while saying their goal is to build muscle   Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE   This episode is sponsored by: St. Francis | Go to stfrancisherbfarm.com and save 15% off your all your orders with code JENNPIKE15  Eversio Wellness | Go to eversiowellness.com/discount/jennpike15 and save 15% off every order with code JENNPIKE15 /// not available for "subscribe & save" option Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc. Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.  

Use your breath as a powerful tool to reset and restore balance.This calming meditation guides you through gentle breathing techniques designed to soothe stress, regulate your nervous system, and help you reconnect with a sense of ease, presence, and inner stability.  Join me for Live Meditations, Courses, and more on the free Insight Timer app.Join the Waitlist for the Online 12 Week Meditation Teacher Training.Fill out the interest form here so we can hop on a phone call and have a heart to heart to see if this training is for you!

Episode 2 of "Heated Rivalry" gave us more heat, more emotional complexity, and — honestly — more to dissect than we could cover alone. So this time, I'm joined by three of my favorite urologist colleagues: Dr. Rubin, Dr. Winter, and Dr. Gonzalez. Four urologists, one hockey romance, zero filter. This is the kind of conversation that doesn't happen in medical school, at grand rounds, or really anywhere in organized medicine. Which is exactly why we're having it here. In this episode, we cover:

There is a gap nobody talks about.Not the gap between who you were and who you are becoming. Not the gap between where you are and where you want to be. I mean the one that opens up inside you when something ends. When someone leaves. When you leave. When a version of life you had quietly counted on quietly disappears.Grief is not always loud. Sometimes it doesn't announce itself at all. It just sits there -in the pause between one thought and the next. In the moment you reach for your phone to tell someone something, and then remember. On a Sunday afternoon, that used to mean something and now just means quiet.We were never really taught how to grieve. We were taught how to recover. How to bounce back. How to find the silver lining, the lesson, the growth. And all of that can be true - and also, sometimes something just needs to be mourned. Without the lesson. Without the reframe. Without being made useful.I wrote Mind the Gap in one of those spaces. The in-between place. Not in the acute pain of something ending but in the strange, quiet aftermath of the unknown space. When the world had moved on, and I hadn't quite. When I was expected to be fine, and something in me was still sitting with the loss, wondering why no one had named it yet.Grief is not just for death. It is for the relationship that ended. The friendship that quietly dissolved. The version of yourself you had to let go of to become who you are now. The career that didn't work out. The city you left. The future you had mapped in your head that never came to be.All of that deserves to be grieved. You are allowed to sit in the gap. You are allowed to not be over it yet. You are allowed to feel the weight of what was, even as you choose what comes next.The gap is not a sign you are stuck. It is a sign you love something. That it matters or mattered. That you were present enough to feel the loss of it.And in my experience, the only way out of the gap is through it. Not around it. Not above it. Not by filling it with noise and motion until it goes quiet. Through it. Sitting with it. Writing it down. Saying out loud - this hurt, and it mattered, and I am still here.That is what this poem is. A companion for the gap. Something to sit with you in the in-between.If this landed somewhere real in you, I want you to know you are not alone in the gap.And if you are feeling stuck in a way that goes beyond grief, if you have been waiting to find your way back to yourself for a while now, I have been building something for exactly that.30 Days to Unstuck is a daily audio series. Five minutes each morning. Thirty days. This is for the person who knows they are meant for more and just needs to find their way back.It is not a productivity programme. It is not about doing more. It is about remembering who you are underneath everything that got layered on top.The full series drops soon. Join the waitlist at 30 Days To Unstuck. Waitlist members hear first and receive early access.The journey back starts here.

Free metabolic capacity assessment: https://medgeeks.co/get-started/metabolic-health/ Waitlist to work with me: https://medgeeks.co/consult/work-with-me/ Why do we get tired? The afternoon crash usually isn't sleep, age, or laziness. It comes down to your metabolic capacity: your body's ability to produce energy, manage it, and recover from the demands placed on you. In this video, I break down the real biology of fatigue, from mitochondria and metabolic flexibility to insulin and why caffeine stops working, and how you can actually change it. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN  Why your mitochondria set your energy ceiling, not your willpower How you can carry thousands of calories of fuel and still crash Insulin, Randle's glucose-fatty acid cycle, and afternoon brain fog The adenosine mechanism behind caffeine, and why the 3rd coffee fails How recovery, HRV, and mitochondrial biogenesis rebuild capacity My name is Andrew Reid, and I'm the founder of Medgeeks. For 15 years, I've worked on two sides of the same problem: caring for patients and clients directly, and teaching the science of metabolism to the clinicians who treat them. I've had 100,000+ patient/client encounters, and 50,000+ people read my emails daily to get a handle on their metabolic health. Welcome to the Medgeeks community! Training:  Physician Assistant, UC Davis MS in Personalized Nutrition, University of Connecticut Precision Nutrition, University of Connecticut Dietetics, Cal State LA

Amazon is further reducing fees for some sellers who launch products. TikTok shop is going live in four new countries. Walmart has a new program to ship products to Mexico. These and more buzzing news on today's episode! We're back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10's VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10's newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.   Get increased New Selection Program (2026) benefits starting July 30 https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHOUo0VzhKUFVKN01IWk5D TikTok Shop launches in four new European markets in June https://grandeconsumo.com/en/tiktok-shop-chega-a-quatro-novos-mercados-europeus-em-junho/ New Feature Alert! Helium 10 MCP is now available for Elite members, letting sellers connect Helium 10 data directly to Claude to analyze product opportunities, competitor keywords, profit and loss, wasted ad spend, and more without downloading spreadsheets manually. The tool can turn time-consuming tasks into quick AI-powered workflows, and it's expected to roll out to Diamond members soon. Upload country-specific images directly in Image Manager https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWlNCSjJEWkw0WVA3Nzk5 Walmart Opens Walmart.com to Mexican Customers https://www.grocerytradenews.com/walmart-mexico-e-commerce-expansion/ Quick note: Helium 10 MCP is currently available first to Elite members, with Diamond access expected to roll out soon. If you want early access to this time-saving AI workflow, upgrade to the Diamond plan now and use code SSP20 for 20% off for six months, or SSP10 for 10% off for life. In episode 531 of the AM/PM Podcast and Weekly Buzz, Bradley covers: 00:00 - Introduction 00:40 - Amazon REDUCING Fees? 06:29 - 4 New TikTok Shop Marketplaces 07:21 - Long-Awaited Helium 10 MCP  11:05 - Amazon Image Manager Update 12:48 - Free Amazon PPC Training 14:54 - Walmart NARF? 17:11 - Waitlist for MCP

Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks.In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares a simple yet powerful habit-tracking experiment using a $3 pack of star stickers and an old grid notebook. She details how this visual tracking method boosted her productivity, increased consistency, reduced task resistance, and added fun and celebration to her daily routines. Learn how to conquer procrastination, stay organized, and make progress on important habits with this easy, nostalgic tool that you can start using today.Timestamps00:00:00: Dr. Christine Li introduces the episode and her experiment with a star sticker habit tracker00:01:17: Dr. Christine Li shares her background and approach to productivity00:02:00: Dr. Christine Li describes how she set up her habit tracker and its inspiration00:03:12: Dr. Christine Li explains using the sticker system and its low cost00:03:55: Dr. Christine Li details productivity and time-saving benefits discovered00:05:32: Dr. Christine Li discusses improved consistency and bundling habits00:06:39: Dr. Christine Li highlights immediate celebration and the importance of acknowledging progress00:08:23: Dr. Christine Li suggests adding “hard” tasks to the tracker to increase follow-through00:09:32: Dr. Christine Li recaps what the sticker sheet helps to conquer, like boredom and resistance00:11:20: Dr. Christine Li talks about increasing consistency and reality-based habit tracking00:13:06: Dr. Christine Li encourages using the tracker to reduce self-criticism and free up mental space00:14:25: Dr. Christine Li offers a free worksheet and wraps up the episodeTo get the free download that accompanies this episode, go to: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/starsTo sign up for the Waitlist for the Simply Productive Program, go to: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/SPFor more information on the Make Time for Success podcast, visit: https://www.maketimeforsuccesspodcast.comGain Access to Dr. Christine Li's Free Resource Library -- 12 downloadable tools and templates to help you bypass the impulse to procrastinate: https://procrastinationcoach.mykajabi.com/freelibraryTo work with Dr. Li on a weekly basis in her coaching and accountability program, register for The Success Lab here: https://www.procrastinationcoach.com/labConnect with Dr. Christine LiWebsite: https://www.procrastinationcoach.comFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/procrastinationcoachInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/procrastinationcoach/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@procrastinationcoachThe Success Lab: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/labSimply Productive: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/SP

Pharis and Jason Romero are a folk/bluegrass duo behind both their Juno Award-winning music and their wildly in-demand banjos. In their workshop in the tiny, remote B.C. town of Horsefly, they make highly sought-after banjos, so coveted there are years-long waitlists for them. Pharis and Jason talk to Tom about raising their little family in the wilderness, the workshop and recording studio where the magic happens, and how a love story that started with music is now raising a sixth generation in a very special place.

This is one of those episodes I usually reserve for my mentorship courses and the practitioners I train, so I'm really glad I decided to bring it to the show. There is so much noise right now on Instagram and TikTok about liver health and gallbladder health, but a 20-slide carousel can only go so deep. My hope is that hearing this explained — with real stories and analogies — actually moves you to explore your own digestive health in a meaningful way. In this episode, I cover: Why your liver, digestive system, and nervous system are interconnected — and what happens when one goes offline The constellation of symptoms that get dismissed as "just IBS" or "just perimenopause" (bloating, bowel irregularities, right-sided shoulder ache, mood swings, waking between 1–3 AM, and more) How your liver metabolizes estrogen — and what estrogen dominance really signals about liver load The two phases of liver detoxification, which nutrients support each phase (B vitamins, magnesium bisglycinate, glycine, NAC), and what happens when those phases become sluggish The gallbladder's role as the liver's partner — and why removing it without addressing root cause is a missed opportunity The gut–brain axis, the vagus nerve, and why 90% of your serotonin is made in the gut Beta-glucuronidase — why your gut microbiome is directly influencing your hormone balance Blood work markers to request from your doctor: ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, bilirubin, albumin, ferritin, fasting insulin, HbA1c, full lipid panel, and more Functional testing I recommend: comprehensive stool test, Dutch Complete, HTMA, and when to consider an OAT test Nutrition priorities: cruciferous vegetables, bitter greens, fiber diversity, healthy fats, choline (please don't ditch the egg yolk), and eating in a parasympathetic state Supplement support for the liver, gut, and nervous system — including Hepato DR, L-glutamine, GI Revive, ox bile, calcium D-glucarate, and adaptogens Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc. Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.  

Begin your day with a sense of calm and confidence as you explore the space between certainty and possibility. This meditation helps you ground yourself in the present moment, cultivate trust in your inner wisdom, and approach the unknown with openness, curiosity, and resilience.  Join me for Live Meditations, Courses, and more on the free Insight Timer app.Join the Waitlist for the Online 12 Week Meditation Teacher Training.Fill out the interest form here so we can hop on a phone call and have a heart to heart to see if this training is for you!

Welcome back to another episode of the podcast + HELLO again my conscious cash queen! This is where kind-hearted generous women come to make f*k tons of money in a way that feels good to your nervous system (I'm taking no-alarm mornings, extra long meditations and pedicures at noon whenever you damn please).Doing well with money while doing good in the world is the energy here.In pure $G Money fashion - the vibe of everything is to simplify your business, make even more money + have even more soul-aligned clients popping your dm's on the daily wanting to pay you without being chronically online.YES please - More of this!As always…THIS is an episode you're going to want to listen to. It's definitely a money making activity to push play.Let's dive in!Join the Waitlist for my new F*ck YES Funnels program!https://gabrielleforleo.myflodesk.com/fckyesfunnelsCurrent Micro Offer:Money Machine Marketinghttps://gabrielle-forleo.mykajabi.com/offers/qQNESTmgSay Hi and share what came up for you during this episode!Message me at:https://www.instagram.com/gabrielleforleo/Learn more about working together here!www.gabrielleforleo.comGrab The Daily Money Shift. The simple but EFFECTIVE daily workbook will clarify your intentions.https://a.co/d/f5ZuwGCGet ready to change your sales energy with No Pressure Sales Training here:https://gabrielle-forleo.mykajabi.com/offers/QT73HfaNHop inside my FREE Stories That Make You Money Traininghttps://gabrielle-forleo.mykajabi.com/offers/sezUch3s

This week on the podcast we are joined by Dr. Kemi Doll, a physician, surgeon, researcher, double board-certified gynecologist and oncologist, and founding director of the Gynecologic Research and Cancer Equity Center at the University of Washington. After 16 years of training and over $200,000 in student loan debt, she turned her personal and professional experience into a mission to change how Black women are treated in gynecologic care.  In this episode, Dr. Kemi breaks down how conditions like heavy menstrual bleeding, endometriosis, and fibroids are not just health issues; they are career and financial ones. Women with endometriosis can miss up to 60 to 65 days of work a year, while women with heavy bleeding often show up to work functioning far below their capacity, a phenomenon called presenteeism.  She shares the clinical signs that your period is not normal, the exact language to use at your gynecology appointment to be taken seriously, and how to find a provider who will actually listen. We also get into her own story of resilience, how she used the NIH Loan Repayment Program to eliminate her debt while building her research career, and why she started a coaching company after discovering she was being paid 30% less than her colleagues. In this episode, Dr. Kemi shares: How untreated womb conditions like fibroids and endometriosis silently drain Black women's productivity and earning potential The clinical signs that your period is not normal and what you can do about it How to advocate for yourself at a gynecology appointment, including the exact phrases that get doctors to take your symptoms seriously How she paid off over $200,000 in student loans using the NIH Loan Repayment Program while building her research career + more What's New in the Paperback Edition of Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A bonus chapter: When Life Happens: Staying on the Path to Financial Freedom Through Setbacks, Shifts, and Uncertainty A book club and discussion guide with prompts, exercises, and action steps Updated corrections from the original hardcover Exclusive bonus The Fire Starter Course The Find Your FIRE Number Worksheet Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: NIH Loan Repayment Program: lrp.nih.gov Check out "A Terrible Strength" by Dr. Kemi Doll Check out the FIRE Calc Get your paperback edition of Your Journey To Financial Freedom if you haven't already. Apply to Share Your Journeyer Story, here. Join the Journey to Launch Book Club to dive deeper into financial freedom with guided discussions and resources here! Join The Weekly Newsletter List to get updates, deals & more! Leave Your Journey To Financial Freedom a review! Get The Budget Bootcamp Check out my personal website here. Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with Dr. Kemi: Website: Kemidoll.com Instagram: @KemiDoll TikTok: @DrKemiDoll Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

Send us Fan MailWhat does a Six do when everything she's built her security on starts to shift at once?Wholehearted Enneagram: A Year Through the Types | Type 6 | Episode 2 of 4In this episode Amy talks with Samantha Compton; a Type Six financial wealth advisor, entrepreneur, and former client whose story is one of the most honest portraits of Six courage you'll hear. Samantha shares what it actually looked like to launch her youngest, step out of an institution to build her own business, and navigate community change... all while helping other people plan for their financial futures.You'll hear about:Why Samantha initially struggled to trust her own discernment when every external structure was shiftingThe breaking point that made her realize scanning for danger wasn't the same as being safeWhat it took to step out on her own professionally when security was her deepest longingHow community loss hit her Six core differently than she expectedThe practices that helped her move from anxiety to groundednessWhat she'd tell a Six who is standing at the edge of a transition that terrifies themThis isn't about having it all figured out. It's about discovering that the courage was there all along... even when the fear was louder.God is bigger than your fear. You don't have to scan the horizon aloneConnect with Samantha Compton:insightwealthkc.comorsamantha@insightwealthkc.com.Support the showRESOURCES FOR YOU:Join the Waitlist for 1:1 Coaching with Amy Wickshttps://www.simplywholehearted.com/callamywicksNot sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquizEnnea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram(free course + printables)https://bit.ly/Enneagram101GuideConnect with Amy:IGWebsite

Is your podcast aligned with your business goals? In today's episode, I'm giving you a preview of my Podcasting For Business Private Podcast. Listen in on the first episode of this private series and learn why it is so important to intentionally integrate your podcast into your business ecosystem. Download the Private Podcast: gaffincreative.com/privatepodJoin the Waitlist for Podcasting for Business Program: gaffincreative.com/coachingClocking In with Haylee Gaffin is produced by Gaffin Creative, a podcast production company for creative entrepreneurs. Learn more about our services at Gaffincreative.com, plus you'll also find resources, show notes, and more for the Clocking In Podcast.Find It Quickly: Your podcast should live within your business ecosystem (3:00)Podcasts create trust and connection differently (4:01)Your podcast and business should have the same goals (5:43)Mentioned in this Episode:Podcasting for Business Private Podcast: gaffincreative.com/privatepodPodcasting for Business: gaffincreative.com/coachingConnect with Haylee:Soundboard Society: gaffincreative.com/soundboardInstagram: instagram.com/hayleegaffinWebsite: gaffincreative.comReview the Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/F5UNmoVA8QKPodcasting for Business Program is now taking applications! If you're looking to generate more money from your podcast in your business this year, I'm here to help. This program teaches you how to better leverage your podcast for your business through strategic alignment, authorioty building, and client conversion. Come join us for this 8 week program starting in just a few weeks. Don't forget: applications close on June 10th!Apply now at gaffincreative.com/coaching >> Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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You know the feeling. What's wrong with me? I just can't. I don't know how. I've tried everything and nothing works for me. It feels like there's no way through. This week I'm walking you through three things that get you through, every single time. Creativity, specificity, and persistence. I'll show you exactly how they work using three real client conversations: a woman who asked the wrong question about her health while waiting on a biopsy, a client who swore she wasn't willing to stop overeating, and one whose business hit a slow season and felt completely out of options. None of these blockages are as solid as they feel. By the end of this episode, you'll have a way to prove that to yourself. In this episode: - Why "why haven't I committed" is the wrong question, and what it's actually doing to your brain - The one shift that turns a dead-end into a starting point - How "I'm not willing" is almost always a generalization in disguise - Finding one thing you can change in seven ordinary days - Why the first change isn't the finish line - The thousands of options hiding behind "there's nothing I can do" Get on the waitlist: The next DEFENSE Foundations cohort opens soon, and this is exactly the work we do inside it. We take the things you've decided are permanent and get creative, specific, and stubborn about them, together. Waitlist members hear first and get in first. Join the waitlist at elizabethbenton.com/defense/

My DMs have been flooded with questions from women trying to figure out what their bodies actually need — how many calories, how much protein, how to structure their macros. So I decided to turn it into a case study episode and share it here with all of you, because one woman's struggle is never just one woman's struggle. In this episode, I walk you through: Why the number the calculator spits out terrifies you — and how you unconsciously manipulate formulas until you land on a number you're already eating (and already not seeing results on) The multi-billion dollar wellness industry's role in conditioning women to under-eat, and why 1,200–1,600 calories is not a starting point — it's a myth A full case study: 42-year-old, 5'6", 160 lbs, perimenopausal, chronic yo-yo dieter — and exactly what I'd do with her step by step Why maintenance calories are almost always higher than you think (and why that's actually good news) The Zone-method macro split I start most women on: 40% carbs / 30% protein / 30% fat How to actually track progress — measurements over the scale, every time. (One client lost 12 inches while the scale barely moved three pounds.) The real metrics that matter: biofeedback, performance, sleep, hunger, recovery When to reduce calories, when to increase them (spoiler: more often than you'd think), and why I never slash protein My strength training framework for women 35–70: 4 days/week, lower body twice, upper body twice, why most women are doing warm-up sets and calling them working sets Zone 2 cardio, step count sweet spots, and why fat loss is a muscle preservation problem — not a cardio problem Realistic expectations: what 12 weeks of genuine compliance actually looks like Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE This episode is sponsored by: St. Francis | Go to stfrancisherbfarm.com and save 15% off your all your orders with code JENNPIKE15  Eversio Wellness | Go to eversiowellness.com/discount/jennpike15 and save 15% off every order with code JENNPIKE15 /// not available for "subscribe & save" option Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc. Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.

Take a few moments to pause, recharge, and return to the present. This gentle meditation invites you to reconnect with your breath, release tension, and create space for clarity and calm. Perfect for a midday break, it helps you reset your mind and body so you can move through the rest of your day with greater focus, balance, and ease.  Join me for Live Meditations, Courses, and more on the free Insight Timer app.Join the Waitlist for the Online 12 Week Meditation Teacher Training.Fill out the interest form here so we can hop on a phone call and have a heart to heart to see if this training is for you!

Nikki and Bella are buzzing with inspiration as they settle into a new consciousness and experience of reality. ULTIMATE FLOW. In today's episode, Nikki and Bella drop into a high-frequency conversation on the nervous system, expansion, and the state of consciousness they believe opens the door to “superhuman” living. As they settle into a new level of flow, trust, creativity, and energetic coherence, they explore how relaxation may actually be the portal to heightened intuition, magnetic manifestation, deeper health, creative genius, and access to realities beyond survival mode.----Join the Portal 3 Waitlist: https://www.ooomies.com/the-opJoin the Oasis to go from listener to a true OOOMIE, and receive access to ourExclusive bonus podcast, Off-Record: A Peek behind the curtain into the lives of two paradigm-builders—stepping into bigger levels of purpose, embodiment, and creation.Monthly members-only live stream where your questions, revelations, and current awakenings become the fuel for our conversations.The Oasis is where you plug in, lock in, and tap fully into the OOOM Frequency:JOIN THE OASIS MEMBERSHIP.

Stories featured in this episode:The Waitlist, or Today is a Good Day to Die by Ai Jiang - https://aijiangauthor.wordpress.com/ -music by Oneirothopter -read by Jean-Paul Garnier -The Twain Shall Meet by Brent A. Harris - https://brentaharris.com/ -music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/   -read by Jenna Hanchey -theme music by Dain Luscombe -Simultaneous Times science fiction podcast began in March of 2018 and has since produced 100 episodes featuring 196 stories and 10 poems by 108 authors from over 20 countries. In this time, we have produced collaboration episodes with Apex Magazine, Radon Journal, Hexagon, Sci-Fi Lampoon, Shacklebound Books, Worlds of IF, and Utopia SF Magazine. We also produced three paperback anthologies, and one ebook anthology, of stories and authors from the podcast. -During the nine year run of Simultaneous Times we have won the Laureate Award, been a finalist for the Fiyah, BSFA, and British Fantasy Awards, and been long-listed for the Hugo Award three times. As of episode 100 we will no longer be producing episodes on a monthly basis but will rather move to a “when we feel like it” schedule, most likely creating two to four episodes a year. We will be redirecting our efforts (and finances) to publishing more books and our new magazine Electronic Brain. -A huge thank you to all of our authors, composers, narrators, and to our listeners! -Find all of our evergreen episodes at https://spacecowboybooks.bandcamp.com/ -Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA. https://www.spacecowboybooks.com https://ko-fi.com/spacecowboybooks7054

Episode one of Heated Rivalry with the amazing urologists Dr. Winter, Dr. Rubin, Dr. Gonzales and Dr. Casperson! Episode 375: Heated Rivalry, Hockey, and How Good Sex Ed Actually Looks What happens when a group of urologists and sex medicine experts binge a gay hockey romance and can't stop talking about it? This episode. "Heated Rivalry" isn't just a sports romance — it's one of the most emotionally honest portrayals of gay intimacy, identity, and desire that's made it to mainstream media. And as someone who spends her days helping people understand their bodies, their sexuality, and their relationships? I had a lot of thoughts. So I brought in the experts. In this episode, we're going deep — on the show, on the science, and on everything "Heated Rivalry" gets right that your sex ed class absolutely got wrong. In this episode, we cover:

There's a psychological concept known as "the fresh start effect", and it can be helpful as you set your friendship goals for the summer. You've been wanting better friendships for a while now, but you're not quite sure where to start. We'll walk you through an exercise that includes more than 8 examples of connection goals you can set this season.

Join the Waitlist for The Travel Business Intensive by TIQUE! If you're selling everything, you're known for nothing. In this Hot Take, Robin and Jennifer make the case for niching down; why it leads to better clients, stronger supplier relationships, and real pricing power. They bust the "but I'll miss bookings" myth, share examples of experts crushing it in ultra-specific lanes, and give you three questions to help you pick your own. Hit play now!FOLLOW ALONG ON INSTAGRAM @TiqueHQ

Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks.In this episode, Dr. Christine Li tackles the challenges and emotional weight of clutter, explaining how it keeps us rooted in the past and drains our time, energy, and enthusiasm. She shares five powerful questions designed to help you gain insight into your clutter, discover what's truly holding you back, and empower you to take actionable steps—starting today. Whether you're overwhelmed or just ready for a fresh start, this episode provides practical prompts and encouragement to make your space and your mindset lighter and brighter.Timestamps00:00:00: Introduction to the podcast and the topic of clutter00:00:56: Reflection on the weight and impact of clutter00:01:49: Invitation to listen to decluttering prompts00:02:40: Renewed focus on decluttering and its emotional effects00:03:53: Introduction to the five decluttering questions00:04:58: Question 1: Identifying a challenging room or space00:06:13: Question 2: Identifying a well-managed spot and why it works00:07:10: Question 3: What would your clutter say to you?00:08:10: Exploring the "stickiness" of clutter00:09:12: Question 4: Items you keep moving but can't let go of00:10:24: Question 5: Imagining changes after clearing one space00:11:53: Encouragement to start decluttering; preview of challenge00:12:31: Details about the upcoming decluttering challenge00:13:43: Episode close and invitation to listen/subscribeTo get the free download that accompanies this episode, go to: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/juneTo sign up for the Waitlist for the Simply Productive Program, go to: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/SPFor more information on the Make Time for Success podcast, visit: https://www.maketimeforsuccesspodcast.comGain Access to Dr. Christine Li's Free Resource Library -- 12 downloadable tools and templates to help you bypass the impulse to procrastinate: https://procrastinationcoach.mykajabi.com/freelibraryTo work with Dr. Li on a weekly basis in her coaching and accountability program, register for The Success Lab here: https://www.procrastinationcoach.com/labConnect with Dr. Christine LiWebsite: https://www.procrastinationcoach.comFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/procrastinationcoachInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/procrastinationcoach/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@procrastinationcoachThe Success Lab: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/labSimply Productive: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/SP

This episode is for every woman who knows what she needs to do but still isn't doing it. Whether you're building a business, growing a practice, or trying to level up your health — if you've ever caught yourself saying "I just need more clarity/confidence/knowledge before I start," listen in because today's episode is a goodie!   In this episode, I'm talking about: Why the real problem isn't a lack of information — it's a lack of movement and decision-making The sneaky ways we self-sabotage without even realizing it (perfectionism, overthinking, procrastinating on the "wrong" things) How your nervous system can actually work against your growth — and what to do about it Why confidence is the result of taking action, not the prerequisite for it The upper limiting beliefs I personally had to break through when I moved my business entirely online What perimenopause and identity shifts have taught me about reinvention in business and life The question you should actually be asking yourself instead of "what else do I need to learn?"   Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE This episode is sponsored by: St. Francis | Go to stfrancisherbfarm.com and save 15% off your all your orders with code JENNPIKE15  Eversio Wellness | Go to eversiowellness.com/discount/jennpike15 and save 15% off every order with code JENNPIKE15 /// not available for "subscribe & save" option Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc. Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.

This guided meditation is designed to help you identify and release outdated thoughts, fears, and self-imposed limitations. Through gentle reflection and visualization, you'll create space for empowering new perspectives, greater self-confidence, and a deeper connection to your true potential.  Join me for Live Meditations, Courses, and more on the free Insight Timer app.Join the Waitlist for the Online 12 Week Meditation Teacher Training.Fill out the interest form here so we can hop on a phone call and have a heart to heart to see if this training is for you!

Welcome back to another episode of the podcast + HELLO again my conscious cash queen! This is where kind-hearted generous women come to make f*k tons of money in a way that feels good to your nervous system (I'm taking no-alarm mornings, extra long meditations and pedicures at noon whenever you damn please).Doing well with money while doing good in the world is the energy here.In pure $G Money fashion - the vibe of everything is to simplify your business, make even more money + have even more soul-aligned clients popping your dm's on the daily wanting to pay you without being chronically online.YES please - More of this!As always…THIS is an episode you're going to want to listen to. It's definitely a money making activity to push play.Let's dive in!Join the Waitlist for my new F*ck YES Funnels program!https://gabrielleforleo.myflodesk.com/fckyesfunnelsCurrent Micro Offer:Money Machine Marketinghttps://gabrielle-forleo.mykajabi.com/offers/qQNESTmgSay Hi and share what came up for you during this episode!Message me at:https://www.instagram.com/gabrielleforleo/Learn more about working together here!www.gabrielleforleo.comGrab The Daily Money Shift. The simple but EFFECTIVE daily workbook will clarify your intentions.https://a.co/d/f5ZuwGCGet ready to change your sales energy with No Pressure Sales Training here:https://gabrielle-forleo.mykajabi.com/offers/QT73HfaNHop inside my FREE Stories That Make You Money Traininghttps://gabrielle-forleo.mykajabi.com/offers/sezUch3s

In this episode, I sit back down with Cody Berman, entrepreneur, real estate investor, and author of the book Retire by 30. Cody first came on the podcast in 2018 at 22 years old. By 25, he had reached financial independence through scalable online businesses, strategic real estate, and intentional spending. He quit a corporate banking job after seven months, tried over 30 side hustles, and grew his income from $96K to over $400K in three years, all while keeping expenses under $24,000 annually. His new book lays out a menu of approaches for reaching financial freedom, not a one-size-fits-all formula, but a roadmap built around your own values, income, and life stage. In this episode, Cody shares: Why defining your values and aligning them with your spending is the foundation of a truly free life His four-bucket framework for thinking about side hustles and which type created the most wealth The exact income, savings, and investment numbers that got him to financial independence at 25 How he and his wife kept lifestyle creep in check while still traveling and enjoying life What's New in the Paperback Edition of Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A bonus chapter: When Life Happens: Staying on the Path to Financial Freedom Through Setbacks, Shifts, and Uncertainty A book club and discussion guide with prompts, exercises, and action steps Updated corrections from the original hardcover Exclusive bonuses when you purchase the paperback, including: The Fire Starter Course The Find Your FIRE Number Worksheet Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Check out Cody's book: Retire by 30 Read the The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss Check out the FIRE Calc Get your paperback edition of Your Journey To Financial Freedom if you haven't already. Apply to Share Your Journeyer Story, here. Join the Journey to Launch Book Club to dive deeper into financial freedom with guided discussions and resources here! Join The Weekly Newsletter List to get updates, deals & more! Leave Your Journey To Financial Freedom a review! Get The Budget Bootcamp Check out my personal website here. Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with Cody: Website: Codydberman.com Instagram: @CodyDBerman Facebook: @CodyBermanPage Twitter: @CodyDBerman Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

(00:00) — Family in medicine: How a neurologist mom and a sister in pediatrics shaped Justin's early interest(03:28) — The chemistry PhD question: Why lab research pushed Justin back toward medicine(07:14) — Duke and the premed decision: Choosing a school and a major with med school in mind(09:40) — Applying straight through during COVID: The stress of a compressed timeline and limited clinical access(14:17) — 37 schools, 3 interviews, 2 waitlists: Breaking down the numbers and the emotional reality(20:58) — Essay mistakes on reread: What Justin found wrong when he looked at his application months later(25:56) — Reapplication in real time: Revising essays, lining up a gap year job, and submitting a second cycle(33:45) — The June phone call: Coming off the University of Maryland waitlist weeks before orientation(37:12) — Late housing scramble: What it looks like to find an apartment after a June acceptance(39:57) — For students still waiting: Holding hope and planning for another cycle at the same timeJustin applied to 37 medical schools, earned three interviews, and landed on two waitlists before finally getting the call he had been hoping for — from University of Maryland — in the first week of June. In this conversation, he is candid about what held his application back: clinical and volunteering experiences that started too late because of COVID restrictions, and experience essays that tried to impress readers with technical organic chemistry detail instead of showing personal growth. He also walks through the parallel stress of watching his girlfriend navigate her own application cycle simultaneously, and the practical decisions they made to try to stay geographically close. Justin reflects honestly on the gap year question — he applied straight through from undergrad and now sees real value in what a year away from school can offer. If you are sitting on a waitlist right now or already thinking about a second cycle, his perspective on holding hope while still preparing a backup plan is exactly the kind of grounded, real-world guidance that is hard to find.What You'll Learn:- Why starting clinical experiences late can limit what you are able to write about, even if the experiences themselves are meaningful- How experience essays go wrong when they try to educate the reader on a research topic instead of showing growth and reflection- What a realistic reapplication process looks like — from rereading old essays to submitting a focused second cycle- How to hold on to waitlist hope without letting it delay your preparation for another cycle- What the logistics of a late waitlist acceptance actually involve, from housing to orientation timelines

Is it time for a new launch strategy? Jill shares her insights on a new launch strategy she calls "long runway, shortcut open," which centers on building anticipation and demand for a program weeks before the cart even opens, so that by the time sales begin, potential buyers are already educated, excited, and ready to purchase. It works because of the "Law of Familiar," or the idea that people trust and buy from what they see most, because repeated exposure is known to drive decisions. Jill touches on related tactics like escalating pricing launches, beta testing strategies, and waitlist building.   Get on the waitlist for FBA: https://jillfitfree.com/fba-waitlist/   Get on the Waitlist for Strategy Lab: https://jillfitfree.com/strategy-lab-wait-list/   Catch the replay for Low Ticket Revolution! https://www.jillfitprograms.com/Low-Ticket-Revolution   Jill is a fitness professional and business coach who effectively made the transition from training clients in person and having no time to build anything else to training clients online and actually being more successful. Today, Jill helps other coaches to do the same.   Connect with me! Instagram: @jillfit | @fitbizu Facebook: @jillfit Website: jillfit.com

In this episode, I'm tackling a problem I see all the time: memberships with healthy-looking waitlists that convert far worse than they should when the doors finally open.The issue almost always comes down to the same thing: the waitlist has been treated like just another email list, when it's actually something very different.I share how to set up, nurture, and test your waitlist so the people on it are genuinely ready to buy - not just curious browsers who wandered in for a freebie.If you're building a waitlist for a launch, or running a closed-door membership that relies on a waitlist between enrolment windows, this one's for you.In this episode:Why adding a freebie to your waitlist opt-in is actively hurting your conversionsHow to nurture waitlist subscribers differently from your general email listWhat the Ikea effect has to do with getting more sales when your doors openHow to test the intent of people on your waitlist so you know who's actually ready to buyA clever referral tactic one UK membership uses to let waitlisters skip the queueKey Quotes & Takeaways:"No one's going to join a waitlist if they're not at least a bit interested in actually joining when the doors open. People generally won't join a waitlist out of curiosity.""When the doors do open, it's not just the doors opening to your membership, it's the doors opening to their membership.""This is a waitlist. It's not just an email marketing list. It's not a case of getting as many people on that list as possible. We only want people on that list who have genuine, clear, unmuddied intent to join your membership.""If you've had a waitlist, you've not been nurturing them, or if you've been closed for quite a long time, they've been waiting for a while. The interests may have waned, their circumstances might have changed, or they might have gone looking for an alternative that is available right now."

Send us Fan MailWhat does it look like to be the most loyal person in the room... and the most afraid?Amy opens Type Six month with her co-teacher and spiritual director Deanna Sudom, exploring a type that is deeply misunderstood; often seen as anxious or suspicious when they are actually among the most courageous, committed, and trustworthy people you will ever know.You'll hear about:The Six's core fear of being without support or trustworthy guidance, and how it shapes every relationshipWhy Sixes aren't pessimists... they're realists preparing for a world that has sometimes let them downThe difference between phobic and counterphobic Sixes, and why they can look like completely different typesHow Sixes experience God, and where the search for a trustworthy authority meets the invitation to trustThe gift of the Six's loyalty, courage, and commitment to communityA practice for Sixes who are ready to move from anxiety into grounded faithWhether you're a Six yourself or you love one, this conversation is an invitation: God isn't the authority who will let you down. He's the one who has never left.God is bigger than your fear. You don't have to scan the horizon alone.Support the showRESOURCES FOR YOU:Join the Waitlist for 1:1 Coaching with Amy Wickshttps://www.simplywholehearted.com/callamywicksNot sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquizEnnea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram(free course + printables)https://bit.ly/Enneagram101GuideConnect with Amy:IGWebsite

Every June, Jill runs a 30-day Reels challenge on Instagram. Today, she's sharing how she plans her content for the month using a framework she calls the "Five R's." The five content types are Reach (polarizing or opinionated content designed to attract new followers), Relatable (storytelling, memes, and day-in-the-life content that builds connection with your ideal audience), Results (educational, solution-based content that showcases your expertise), Revenue (direct sales content including testimonials, calls to action, and offer promotion), and Repurposed (recycled or podcast-clipped content for lower-effort days). Jill walks through how she maps out her monthly content calendar using a simple notes app, reverse-engineering around launches, scheduled events, and a weekly cadence of one post per content type. By embracing imperfection and consistency over perfection, you can get faster at content creation, overcome perfectionism, and stay visible even on low-energy days.   Join James Wedmore's FREE Business Breakthrough Experience here!       Get on the waitlist for FBA: https://jillfitfree.com/fba-waitlist/   Get on the Waitlist for Strategy Lab: https://jillfitfree.com/strategy-lab-wait-list/   Catch the replay for Low Ticket Revolution! https://www.jillfitprograms.com/Low-Ticket-Revolution

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In today's episode, I'm breaking down the exact strength training formula I use and teach — one that's designed specifically for women in their late 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond. Because the rules don't change just because you get older. What your body needs stays pretty consistent, and today I'm giving you the simple, no-BS version of what actually works. In this episode, I cover: Why doing more — more cardio, more steps, more classes — is actually working against your goals The role of progressive overload and why your body needs a reason to build muscle Why cardio will never be your primary tool for changing your body composition The nutrition non-negotiables (or "suggestions," if that word feels better!) that I come back to again and again How to think about protein, carbohydrates, and fat in a way that's simple and sustainable Why 9 out of 10 times, the problem isn't your training — it's how you're fueling The strength training formula simplified: lift progressively, fuel with intention, recover on purpose, and repeat — for months, not weeks Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE This episode is sponsored by: St. Francis | Go to stfrancisherbfarm.com and save 15% off your all your orders with code JENNPIKE15  Eversio Wellness | Go to eversiowellness.com/discount/jennpike15 and save 15% off every order with code JENNPIKE15 /// not available for "subscribe & save" option Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc. Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.

If you've ever ended the day feeling like you worked nonstop but still didn't get to the things that actually move your business forward, this episode is for you. In the final installment of the Profit Isn't an Accident series, Michelle explores what happens when all of the little operational problems in a design firm pile up at the same time. The delayed vendor emails, missed lead follow-up, disconnected systems, inconsistent marketing, and never-ending procurement tasks aren't separate issues—they're symptoms of a larger problem. Michelle calls it the duct tape business: a firm that runs on the owner's memory, attention, and personal effort instead of systems and infrastructure. In this episode, you'll learn why being the "glue" holding everything together creates a ceiling on growth, how operational sprawl quietly erodes profitability, and what it takes to build a business that doesn't depend on you being involved in every detail. You'll also hear an exciting update on Sidemark 2.0 and how Michelle is working to help designers simplify and connect the systems running their firms.   In This Episode, Michelle Discusses: What a "duct tape business" really is Why being the integration layer in your firm limits growth The hidden cost of fragmented procurement tracking How disconnected systems create operational sprawl Why marketing is often the first thing to disappear when operations become overwhelming The delayed consequences of inconsistent marketing The mindset and identity shifts that keep designers stuck in chaos How to identify the most expensive operational problems in your business Why consolidation is more valuable than adding more tools Building infrastructure while actively running projects The common thread connecting procurement, markup, financial tracking, and operational inefficiencies A first look at what's coming with Sidemark 2.0   Key Takeaways You're Not Running a Business—You're Holding It Together Many design firms operate with the owner serving as the connection point between every process, decision, and system. While that may work for a season, it eventually consumes all available time, energy, and mental bandwidth. Operational Chaos Isn't a Requirement The complexity of running a design firm is real. The chaos doesn't have to be. Sustainable firms are built on systems, processes, and connected tools—not constant personal oversight. Marketing Problems Often Start as Operations Problems When your backend is disorganized, marketing becomes the first thing sacrificed. The problem is that the consequences often don't show up until six to twelve months later when the pipeline starts slowing down. Profitability Is a Structure Problem The gap between what you're billing and what you're actually keeping is rarely caused by a lack of talent or effort. More often, it's the result of fragmented systems, poor visibility, and operational inefficiencies.   Resources Mentioned Join the Sidemark 2.0 Waitlist: https://api.mysidemark.com/widget/form/4Ug6Rgg2uqCX0MydoJ2v Learn more about Private Coaching: https://thedesignbakehouse.com/private-coaching Explore the Profit Mixer: https://thedesignbakehouse.com/profit-mixer     Loved This Episode? If this series helped you see your business differently, share it with another designer who could benefit from it. The interior design industry doesn't have a talent problem—it has a business systems problem. Sometimes one conversation can help another designer start building a more profitable firm. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss the next series from Michelle.  

This meditation invites you to imagine standing at the edge of a peaceful shoreline, where each wave gently carries away stress, tension, and lingering emotions. As the tide flows in and out, you release what no longer serves you, creating space for calm, clarity, and emotional renewal. Allow the rhythm of the ocean to guide you into a state of deep relaxation and inner peace.  Join me for Live Meditations, Courses, and more on the free Insight Timer app.Join the Waitlist for the Online 12 Week Meditation Teacher Training.Fill out the interest form here so we can hop on a phone call and have a heart to heart to see if this training is for you!

The Future of Men's and Women's Health: Testosterone, Public Policy, and Preventative Care What if the hormone most associated with men's health is also one of the most underutilized tools in women's medicine — and the biggest barrier isn't science, it's politics? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Helen Bernie urologist and tireless advocate for hormone health reform, to unpack why testosterone remains one of the most misunderstood, over-regulated, and under-prescribed interventions in modern medicine. We go deep on the FDA, the data, and what it's actually going to take to change the system. We cover: Why low testosterone should be part of routine health screening — for everyone The real links between testosterone deficiency and early mortality, diabetes, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease How erectile dysfunction is a cardiovascular biomarker hiding in plain sight The policy history that turned a hormone into a controlled substance — and what it's costing us Why women are still being left out of the testosterone conversation Peyronie's disease: what it is, how to prevent it, and what treatment actually looks like How combining hormone therapy with GLP-1s and lifestyle changes can reverse metabolic disease The dangers of unregulated men's health clinics — and what evidence-based care looks like instead New research on testosterone administration routes and clot risk Why healthy hormones aren't just personal — they're a public health issue This is the conversation medicine has been too uncomfortable to have. We're having it anyway. Resources & Links FDA Testosterone Panel — YouTube Dr. Helen Bernie's IG Women's Health Study on Testosterone and Osteoporosis — JAMA Peyronie's Disease Research Listen to my Tedx Talk: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Why we need adult sex ed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adult Sex Ed Master Class:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interested in my sexual health and hormone clinic? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Waitlist is open⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To learn more about Via vaginal moisturizer from Solv Wellness, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠via4her.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get 20% off your first order. For an additional $5 off, use coupon code DRKELLY5. Clinicians can request patient materials or samples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hcp.solvwellness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks to our sponsor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Midi Women's Health⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Designed by midlife experts, delivered by experienced clinicians, covered by insurance.Midi is the first virtual care clinic made exclusively for women 40+. Evidence-based treatments. Personalized midlife care.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.joinmidi.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unlock the Potential of Each Month in New Moon Alignment: https://www.quietmindastrology.com/newmoon⁠June brings a strong invitation to slow down, get still, and notice what's true beneath the noise. This month highlights emotional safety, nervous system grounding, clearer communication, and thoughtful review before rushing ahead. TIMESTAMPS00:00 June 202604:22 Major Transits08:12 New Moon Alignment13:22 Personal Update20:22 Aries24:51 Taurus34:52 Gemini45:40 Cancer52:50 Leo58:05 Virgo1:04:21 Libra1:10:23 Scorpio1:16:00 Sagittarius1:19:53 Capricorn1:24:22 Aquarius1:28:21 PiscesWORK WITH ME⭐️ Unlock the Potential of Each Month in New Moon Alignment. 5 Spots open on June 21st: https://www.quietmindastrology.com/newmoon⭐️ Book a 1-1 Reading: https://www.quietmindastrology.com/reading⭐️ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@quietmindastrology⭐️ Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quietmind-astrology-learn-vedic-astrology-with-jeremy/id1435975553NEXT STEP⭐️ Join the Waitlist for New Moon Alignment https://www.quietmindastrology.com/newmoon⁠

As much as we'd like to think our romantic relationships exist apart from our friendships, the research says otherwise. Your friends' opinions can determine whether a couple stays together, influence the values they hold in the relationship, and even shape the kinds of arguments they have. And that influence starts long before a woman is partnered; it starts while she's still dating.In this episode, Danielle sits down with Yue Xu and Julie Krafchick, co-hosts of the Dateable podcast and authors of How to Be Dateable, to explore how your friends can be your greatest asset on your dating journey, or your biggest unintentional roadblock. They break down five dating archetypes, what each one looks like in action, and how to give the right kind of support to the right kind of dater; because the advice that helps one friend can sabotage another.

Most people learn about money the hard way. In this episode, I sit down with Beth Kobliner, personal finance journalist and New York Times bestselling author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s and Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You're Not), to talk about how to build a strong financial foundation before the real world hits. Beth shares her journey from ghostwriting for pioneering personal finance columnist Sylvia Porter to writing for Money magazine, and why the core principles she has taught for decades still hold up today. From avoiding credit card debt to grabbing your 401k match, the fundamentals matter more than ever. She also breaks down the new threats facing young people, from buy now pay later traps to online gambling and social media money influencers, and shares her current passion project bringing a free financial literacy curriculum to New York City public schools. In this episode, Beth Kobliner shares: Foundational money moves for young adults, including high-yield savings accounts, index funds, and 401k matching The biggest updates in the new edition of Get a Financial Life and why the basics still win How to protect yourself from modern financial traps like gambling apps, buy now pay later schemes, and crypto hype Why financial literacy education in high schools is more urgent than ever and how to bring it to your school for free + more! What's New in the Paperback Edition of Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A bonus chapter: When Life Happens: Staying on the Path to Financial Freedom Through Setbacks, Shifts, and Uncertainty A book club and discussion guide with prompts, exercises, and action steps Updated corrections from the original hardcover Exclusive bonuses when you The Fire Starter Course The Find Your FIRE Number Worksheet Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Get a Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s and Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You're Not) Get a Financial Life NYC curriculum: getafinanciallifenyc.com Student Loan Simulator: studentaid.gov High-Yield Savings Account Comparison: bankrate.com NerdWallet: nerdwallet.com Check out the FIRE Calc Get your paperback edition of Your Journey To Financial Freedom if you haven't already. Apply to Share Your Journeyer Story, here. Join the Journey to Launch Book Club to dive deeper into financial freedom with guided discussions and resources here! Join The Weekly Newsletter List to get updates, deals & more! Leave Your Journey To Financial Freedom a review! Get The Budget Bootcamp Check out my personal website here. Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with Beth: Website: bethkobliner.com Instagram: @BKobliner Facebook: @BethKobliner Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide