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111: Asian Visibility and the Power of Psychedelics with Dr. Jennifer Chain

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05/15/24 • 64 min

In this episode, Jennifer opens up about her journey and challenges with imposter syndrome and visibility. We dive into her upbringing and Chinese cultural background that shaped her experiences with imposter syndrome and identity issues. From moving across countries to surviving a chaotic & abusive home, she provides powerful insights into breaking free from survival mode and embracing authenticity. We also explore the taboo topic of psychedelics within the Asian community, as she shares her experiences with these medicines and their profound impact on her healing journey.

You don’t want to miss this powerful conversation on visibility, psychedelics, and belonging - join us!

We dive into:

Jennifer’s Chinese upbringing and its impact on her identity
Exploring the roles of upbringing, cultural background & identity in imposter syndrome
Her time in the troupe, “Theater of the Oppressed”
Breaking the “survival mode” pattern
Asian visibility & spirituality
Her experience with various psychedelics and the importance of having a guide
And more

Dr. Jennifer Chain is a Licensed Psychologist and the owner of Thrive for the People, a group mental health practice in Seattle, WA. Her practice specializes in working with helpers, givers and fixers who are ready to focus on their own needs and create nourishing relationships. She was born in China and immigrated to the US with her parents when she was a child. Growing up across cultures with an interracial family and struggling with her own mental health concerns sparked her curiosity about psychology. The word psychology comes from the word psyche and the suffix ology, which means “the study of the soul/life.” She felt called to deeply understand people’s souls and the meaning of life. Specifically, she wanted to understand how people overcame challenges, healed their pain, and ultimately transformed through adversity.

Connect with Jennifer:

Website: www.thriveforthepeople.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrive_for_the_people/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065561768188

Join my FREE 5-day workshop, “Activate Your Authenticity”, May 27 to the 31st: https://pohongyu.ac-page.com/activate-your-authenticity

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095: Power & Purpose After Divorce with Christine Williams

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01/17/24 • 50 min

In this episode, Christine shares openly about her divorce, the journey to finding new love, and the power of asking for what you need. She dives into the wake-up call that landed her in the hospital, prioritizing her children during the divorce process, and finding healing, new love, and more power on the other side. If you’re looking for some midlife wisdom or need some inspiration to start asking for what you need - this one’s for you!

We dive into:

Christine's experience with early menopause
Practicing self-love with quarterly retreat getaways
How her anxiety & resentment manifested in a 5-day hospital stay
Finding the courage to leave her marriage
The “nesting” method they used to prioritize their children during the divorce
Finding spaciousness in her new relationship and learning to ask for what she needs
Fears around making more money than your partner
And more

Christine Williams is the owner and founder of Shine Wellness LLC. A 7-figure woman-owned company dedicated to empowering women coaches + wellness professionals to create soul-led and heart-centered 6-figure businesses, without the hustle and sales tactics that feel so out of alignment for many women. She is known for cultivating community, connections, and collaborations that inspire and create WIN-WINS for everyone. As part of her Soulful Abundance System®, She weaves the abundance mindset and soul-fueled strategy along with a simple system to create 10K months and beyond, without trading your well-being or integrity for success.

She teaches you to keep things simple and focus on the power of ONE, let go of self-doubt, become infinitely more confident, believe in yourself and how powerful and capable you really are, value your unique brilliance, and then take inspired action so you can create a magnificent life you love while being well paid by serving others.

She lives in Charlotte, NC with her husband Casey and together they have a clan of 5 kids. When she is not serving in her programs, you can find her hiking in the mountains, traveling the world, and spending time with her 3 boys.

Connect with Christine:

Website: https://shineabundancenow.com

Freebie: https://chriswilliams.kartra.com/page/BizBasics

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristineSahliWilliams

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantempoweredfeminineleaders

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/activateabundance/

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084: Finding Enlightenment in Prison with David Hopper

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10/25/23 • 60 min

In this episode, David shares his experience of getting into the street life of selling drugs at 14 and the anger and arrogance that ultimately landed him in prison. We discuss how he found understanding with his father, the enlightenment he found during incarceration, and the brilliant work he’s doing now with children and young adults in New York City as he helps them deal with their trauma and trust issues through creativity and guides them back to their own greatness.

We dive into:

David’s pivotal childhood moment with his mom and the shifts that came from it
The realization that he hated his father and his healing around this
Selling drugs on the street at 14 years old
Dealing with the anger & arrogance that sent him to prison
His experience as a black man dealing with the stigma of men expressing emotion
The biggest lessons from prison that led to his expansion
David’s organization, “Nana’s Living Room” and how he’s using creativity to guide at-risk youth and others to healing
And more

David Hopper, Co-Founder of Nana’s Living Room Inc. David is a FilmMaker, Spoken Word artist, Credible Messenger, Mentor, and Author. His organization helps at-risk youth, young adults and formerly incarcerated individuals heal and navigate traumas, pain & trust issues. David uses his book "Moments, Writings, Thoughts and Letters of a 2x Felon" (*on Amazon) to create dialogue on solutions of mass incarceration, conflict resolution, and the school-to-prison pipeline. His mission is to use art, film, and experiential learning to combat violence. David is currently working on his second book “Moments 2 Motivation” slated to be out November 4th.

Connect with David:

BronxNet TV Interview: https://youtu.be/GxV4g0DyMwA

Personal Website: www.iamdavidhopper.com

Organization Website: www.nanaslivingroom.org

Organization Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanaslivingroominc/

Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdavid_unstoppable/

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082: Healing Money Wounds & Her Inner Child with Emily June Wilcox

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10/11/23 • 63 min

In this episode, Emily shares her deep, embodied wisdom from her own inner child work. We dive into her money wound and feeling like a burden as a child, how that impacted her business and relationships with her kids and her husband, and how her relentless devotion to her little one opened her up to a softening in all areas of her life.

Emily’s story will inspire you to take a deeper look at the subconscious beliefs in your own life that could be blocking you from your deepest desires, join us.

We dive into:

Emily’s childhood money wound of being a burden and its role in her relationships, healing, and work as a money healer
Recognizing her pattern of delayed gratification and getting connected to her truest desires
Exploring “Big T” vs. “Little T” traumas and Emily’s blindspots & minimization of her own trauma
The practical ways her deep inner child work has shifted her relationship with her kids
How inner-child work changed the way she relates with her husband (some helpful stuff here for any self-identifying “nitpickers”)
And more

Emily June Wilcox is a crystal-loving, coffee-drinking, money healer, and business mentor. Her mission is to uplevel the planet through helping women heal their money wounds and build significant wealth – which allows women to act from purpose & passion instead of obedience & obligation. While building three 6 and 7-figure businesses (e-com, agency, and coaching), Emily decided to ditch the belief that it had to be hard. She tapped into feminine energy to allow more ease and joy and support from her team. She uses energetics, woo woo, and a sprinkle of strategy to help women build their fempires and walk the joyous path to millions. You can hear more from Emily by tuning into her Top 3% Global podcast – The Joyous Path to Millions Podcast.

Connect with Emily:

Website: https://www.emilywilcox.com

Money Quiz: www.moneywoundsquiz.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/em.makes.money

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-em-makes-money-show/id1570469677

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyjwilcox/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@emmakesmoney

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073: Back to the Heart with Arjuna O’Neal

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08/09/23 • 67 min

In this episode, Arjuna shares his next-level powerful story of what’s possible when we connect to the heart. He shares his childhood struggle to be accepted by his dad, some of the real challenges of growing up in the drug life, and the trauma he faced in the Hare Krishna community. We dive into his near-death experience, the conversation he had with God, and staying alive so he could share his medicine with the world. This is just a small piece of his story you guys, you are going to be so moved - join us.

We dive into:

Arjuna’s childhood in East Detroit, growing up in the drug life & the struggle to be accepted by his dad
His powerful reflections on his experiences with abuse & abandonment
A look at people-pleasing from the masculine perspective
Getting shot at 19 and his life-changing conversation with God
Confronting himself during his 2 years in jail, and how it sparked the work he does today
And so much more

Arjuna O’Neal is a well-respected Transformational Coach & Speaker who specializes in heart, mind, body, and soul alignment. He’s known for his expertise in leading social gatherings, facilitating workshops, and building up communities with his unique methods that strengthen emotional intelligence at the highest level. Aside from working with individual clients, his workshops and programs are also customized for private businesses and public entities. Arjuna is also recognized for his school-based programs that have reached over 15,000 students in one of the largest school districts in the country.

Connect with Arjuna:

Facebook commUNITY for parents: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1448765535962828/about

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arjuna_oneal/

Website: arjunaoneal.com

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069: Permission for Your Full Erotic Self with Pamela Madsen

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07/12/23 • 61 min

In today’s episode, Pamela Madsen shares her courageous journey of continually facing her dragons, from leaving her career in the infertility field (and dealing with the dragon of infertility in her own life) to becoming a sexologist and walking women through deep transformation around their bodies, arousal & intimacy. Get ready for this full permission slip as Pamela brings the heat on all things midlife pleasure and the discovery of the full erotic self.

We dive into:

“The dragons at the gate” - continually moving into deeper transformation in our lives
Pamela’s experience with infertility and as a pioneer in the field
Finding Disney princess love with her husband & her curiosity around consensual non-monogamy before it was a “thing”
Pamela’s secret email account & her erotic masseuse
How to expand our pleasure experience with a deeper understanding of arousal, orgasmic energy & climax
And more

Pamela Madsen, a Somatic Wellness Educator, with a Master's degree in Education, has worked with hundreds of women and couples on their own personal journey back into their bodies. Pamela founded Back to the Body, Inc and The Back To The Body MethodTM, now in its twelfth year. A pioneer in fertility and sex advocacy, she also was the Founder and first Executive Director of The American Fertility Association. Pamela is the author of Shameless: How I Ditched The Diet, Got Naked, Found True Pleasure and Still Got Home In Time To Cook Dinner (Rodale, January 2011), and was featured in Orgasmic Leadership: Profiting from the Coming Surge in Women's Sexual Health and Wellness by Rachel Braun Scherl. She's been called a “vagipreneur”, and has appeared on Sex with Emily, Oprah, O Magazine (twice!), Cosmopolitan, Women’s Health, Buzzfeed, 60 Minutes, CNN, The New York Times, USA Today, and more. She is a fearless advocate for women’s health and integrated sexuality who leverages her raw honesty and well-informed wit to help strip the stigma from women’s wellness, female desire and pleasure, body image, and infertility.

Connect with Pamela here:

Website: https://backtothebody.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BacktotheBody/ & https://www.facebook.com/pamelalmadsen

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backtothebodyorg/ & https://www.instagram.com/ThePamelaMadsen/

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067: Peace in Recovery with Hopi Noel Morton

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06/21/23 • 70 min

In this episode, Hopi shares her story of addiction, how she moved through it, and what she’s found on the other side. We dive into her childhood and being “born an addict”, hitting her wall at 40 & her rock bottom 5 years later, and her experience with sobriety, moving away from narcissism, and her path to finding peace.

If you’re struggling to free yourself from any kind of addiction, this one’s for you.

We dive into:

Hopi’s addiction story and the road to recovery
The beginnings of her addictions, being an adult child of alcoholics & alchemizing childhood trauma
Hitting her rock bottom & getting a powerful wakeup call from her niece
The 12 Steps - and why we both agree that everyone can benefit from them
Sobriety and its role in romantic relationships
Being an “entitled supporter” and an edge Hopi is leaning into around this
And more

As a Consultant, Producer, and Professional Evolution coach, Hopi specializes in capacity building, strategic planning, and development in the areas of media arts, social justice, and well-being. With over 25 years of experience and a focus on culture, creative content, and community, she collaborates with individuals, groups, and businesses to spark transformation. Hopi utilizes her connection to the entertainment industry to raise awareness and funds for nonprofit organizations. Most recently, she produced two documentary shorts in partnership with Black Gotham Experience and is in production on a docu-series about interconnecting stories of transformational healing.

Connect with Hopi:

Website: https://www.hopiworks.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopinoel/

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049: Faith & The Masculine Wound with Tatiana Dellepiane

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02/15/23 • 61 min

In this episode, Tatiana shares about her spiritual path, healing & reconnection with God. She gets vulnerable about being a devout Catholic girl and her passion for Jesus, why she left the church, and her full-circle journey back to her faith. We dive deep into her wound around the masculine, its impact on her relationships with men, and her process of forgiving her father and releasing her anger at God. You don’t want to miss all the potent goodies in this one, ya’ll - let’s dive in.

We dive into:

Tatiana’s full-circle faith journey and reconnection with God
Her deep masculine wound & how her wedding was part of the healing experience
Experiencing abuse as a child, anger at God & learning to forgive
Tatiana’s love addiction & its role in healing her relationship with her father
How her father wound impacted her relationships with men (and how her relationships look now)
And more

Tatiana Dellepiane is a Teacher of Embodied Wisdom, Sacred Sexuality and Energetic Mastery. Her mission has been to help with the return of the feminine essence in the modern world. Like most masterful energy healers, she has been a student of energy and sensual choreographic healing for her entire life, studying modalities from around the globe. She incorporates the ancient wisdom of Tantra, Sacred Sexuality and Indigenous practices adapted for the modern world. Featured in Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, Health.com, AskMen.com and YourTango.com. Connect with her here:

https://tatianadellepiane.mykajabi.com/subscribe

https://www.instagram.com/tatianadellepiane/

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/michelle.rios.official/

122: From Burnout to Breakthrough with Michelle Rios

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07/31/24 • 65 min

In this episode, Michelle shares her inspiring story of resilience and transformation and how she reclaimed her life at a moment when she was ready to give up, only to be divinely guided in a direction that completely changed her trajectory. She discusses the challenges of parenting, college planning, and embracing fun in midlife, while also reflecting on how being a child of a teenage pregnancy impacted her self-esteem and drive.

Amidst deep despair and burnout, Michelle surrendered to intuition and divine guidance, leading to profound personal growth and authenticity. She became a disrupter in her life by walking away from a successful corporate career to pursue her soul's desires. Tune in to be inspired by her incredible journey of surrender, growth, and rediscovery.

We dive into:

The impact of being a child of a teenage pregnancy on self-esteem and drive
Parenting & college planning with her son and rediscovering herself in midlife
Her experience with burnout and depression as a high-achiever
Contemplating suicide and Michelle’s encounter with a compassionate bus driver
Walking away from corporate at the height of her career & pursuing her soul’s desire
Changing her circumstances, becoming a disrupter, and leaning into authenticity
And more

Michelle Rios is the transformational coach of choice for CEOs, entrepreneurs, leaders, and other high achievers seeking more than just traditional success. Recognized for her ability to guide highly accomplished individuals through a profound self-discovery process, Michelle works with them to unlock their full potential and cultivate a greater sense of purpose, alignment, freedom, and joy in their personal and professional lives. As a certified executive coaching professional, she also draws experience from her 25-year, award-winning career as a communication leader, agency executive, and trusted advisor to top leaders across the globe - a role that earned her the reputation of being "The CEO Whisperer." Michelle is also the host of one of the fastest-growing, personal development podcasts - Live Your Extraordinary Life. She is also a sought-after speaker at the intersection of leadership and personal growth. Michelle resides in Washington, DC with her husband, son, and their two Great Pyrenees.

Connect with Michelle:

Website: https://michelleriosofficial.com/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.c.rios/?locale=es_LA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-rios-692951a/?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZquNbVWnsYvSwvzniWv-3w

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