47. ReFind Resilience: How women can find hope, courage, faith, and resilience - Carrie Hill

03/10/25 • 52 min

This inspiring episode of the Sparks of Gratitude podcast explores the power of resilience, faith, and gratitude in overcoming life’s toughest challenges. Hosted by Randy Sparks, the conversation features Carrie Hill, who shares her personal journey from financial hardship to empowerment, highlighting how resilience is an ongoing process rather than a final achievement. Carrie discusses the inspiration behind her Refined Resilience podcast and her new initiative, Empowered, aimed at supporting women facing financial struggles. The episode emphasizes hope as an adventure, the importance of community, and how embracing gratitude fuels personal growth and transformation.
Carrie Hill is a PR expert with 18+ years of experience, specializing in brand strategy, media relations, and storytelling. She is the founder of CHill Consulting Agency and co-creator of InPowered, a program helping divorced women re-enter the workforce. Carrie also hosts the Clover Conversations Podcast, where she explores personal and professional growth.
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46. How to Create the Life You Want: Manifestation and Gratitude - Natalie Ledwell

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Natalie Ledwell is an internationally renowned motivational speaker, best-selling author, and Law of Attraction expert. As co-founder of Mind Movies, she has helped millions worldwide manifest their dreams through visualization and personal development. A risk-taker and non-conformist, Natalie has hosted The Inspiration Show and Wake Up TV! and is a founding member of multiple transformational leadership organizations. Passionate about empowering both adults and children, she is currently pioneering Personal Growth Studies, a life-changing curriculum for kids. Based in Southern California, she continues to inspire with her fearless approach to life and personal growth.
In this inspiring episode of the Sparks of Gratitude podcast, host Randy Sparks welcomes special guest Natalie Ledwell, a passionate advocate for gratitude and personal growth. They explore how our thoughts shape our reality, the power of visualization through Mind Movies, and the transformative impact of gratitude in daily life. Natalie also shares insights on emotional intelligence, her FeelWise app, and her personal journey of overcoming limiting beliefs. Tune in to discover how gratitude can be the gateway to manifesting your dreams and living a high-frequency life.
Chapter:
00:00 - Introduction
02:45 - The FeelWise App: Emotional Intelligence & Awareness
09:57 - How FeelWise Analyzes Emotional Energy
16:34 - The Journey to Creating Mind Movies
20:07 - Importance of Affirmations & Emotional Visualization
22:58 - The Role of Music in Manifestation
24:40 - Overcoming Limiting Beliefs to Dream Big
29:20 - The Power of Gratitude in Manifestation
32:44 - Natalie’s Personal Experience with Divine Gratitude
38:08 - High-Frequency Living & Emotional Awareness
44:01 - How to Reframe Past Challenges for Growth
48:28 - Learning from Mentors: Joe Dispenza & Bob Proctor

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48. The Word Effect - Change your words, change your story - Becky Kemp

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Becky Kemp is an intentional leadership speaker, mindset coach, and author of The Word Effect: 7 Simple Words to Create Your Most Beautiful Life. Through her empowering message, Becky helps individuals and teams unlock the power of words to reshape their stories and live with greater joy and purpose. As the founder of Becoming Threads and host of The Word Effect Podcast, Becky brings energy, encouragement, and practical wisdom to every stage and conversation. Her approachable style and inspiring message leave a lasting impact on all who hear her.
In this inspiring episode of the Sparks of Gratitude Podcast, host Randy Sparks sits down with speaker, coach, and author Becky Kemp to explore the life-changing power of words. Becky shares insights from her book The Word Effect: 7 Simple Words to Create Your Most Meaningful and Beautiful Life, revealing how intentional language can shape your thoughts, your reality, and your future.
Discover how words like Acknowledge, Ask, Accept, Abundance, Action, Appreciate, and Aspire can help you overcome fear, self-doubt, and perfectionism—and guide you toward a more fulfilling, purpose-driven life. Becky also opens up about her personal journey, the importance of gratitude, and how shifting your self-talk can lead to lasting change.
Change your words. Change your story. Start today.
Chapter:
00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - Meet Becky Kemp: Speaker, Coach, and Author
03:28 - Words Shape Reality: The Power of Language
06:24 - How Becky’s Journey with Words Began
09:46 - 12-step program: “Easy does it” and “Just for today”
16:17 - Awareness: The First Step to Change
20:05 - Acknowledge: The First Power Word
22:40 - The Power of Writing Things Down
25:09 - Courage is trying what you don’t know how to do
26:49 - Power word #2: Ask – Inspires curiosity and change
29:31 - The HOW Acronym: Honesty, Open-Mindedness, Willingness
33:35 - Power word #3: Accept – Embrace where you are
39:06 - Accept yourself unconditionally – affirmation practice
41:14 - Power word #4: Abundance – Focus on progress
43:13 - Practice abundance daily – see more good
45:13 - Scarcity vs. abundance mindset
47:07 - Power word #5: Action – Consistent progress
50:00 - Power word #6: Appreciate – What you appreciate, appreciate
54:08 - Power word #7: Aspire – Always Becoming
57:02 - Get the book: The Word Effect by Becky Kemp