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#104 How do you build a conscious career and raise a family? w/ Jiezhen Wu

Timeless Teachings with Yana Fry

08/27/24 • 39 min

How do you balance the joys of motherhood with the demands of a fulfilling career? Join me as I sit down with Jiezhen Wu, a fellow conscious leadership coach and mother of two, who has mastered the art of leading a conscious life while nurturing her growing family. In this episode, Jiezhen shares her journey from maternity leave to the boardroom, offering insights on how she helps conscious leaders thrive in their professional and personal lives.

Discover how she navigates the evolving roles of being a mother and a professional, and learn practical tips for finding your own rhythm in the delicate dance of work and family life!

IN THIS EPISODE

(00:00) How do new mothers manage work and family? Explore the challenges and strategies for balancing professional life with motherhood.
(01:00) What is conscious leadership for mothers? Learn how conscious leadership principles can guide mothers in their dual roles.
(02:30) How does a second child change your career? Understand how becoming a parent of two impacts professional priorities and routines.
(04:00) What should you consider before returning to work? Gain insights from a Harvard professor on the mental and emotional shifts after childbirth.
(09:00) How can you create a work-life playbook? Discover Jiezhen’s approach to designing a flexible and fulfilling work-life balance.
(25:00) Can working mothers have it all? Reflect on what it means to "have it all" and how to prioritize effectively.
(27:00)] How can you stay present as a mother? Learn tips for being fully present with your children and at work.
(31:00) Why is presence more important than perfection? Emphasize the value of being present over striving for perfection in parenting.
(36:00) How can workplaces support returning mothers? Explore ways organizations can better support mothers rejoining the workforce.
(38:00) What does "having it all" mean to you? Reflect on defining success in alignment with your current life stage.

Jiezhen Wu

Jiezhen is a Leadership Consultant and Coach, and a Senior Principal with Korn Ferry in their Leadership Advisory - CEO & Board Practice and is based in the firm's Singapore office. She is committed to helping individuals, teams and organizations find clarity, alignment and ease amidst uncertainty in building a more intentional and conscious world.

Before moving back to Singapore from the United States, Jiezhen was a Senior Consultant and Coach with Linden Leadership as well as an Equity and Inclusion Fellow and part of the Mindful Leaders Collective at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, where she completed her master’s degree focusing on leadership, inclusion and impact.

Connect with her on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/jiezhen) and Instagram (instagram.com/jiezhen and Instagram.com/thepossibilityplaybook).

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#108 Woman’s Life - period, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, menopause w/ Divya

Timeless Teachings with Yana Fry

10/29/24 • 43 min

Women go through so many life changing situations - period, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, menopause....

In this episode, I sit down with Divya, a feminine wellness coach from Singapore who’s on a mission to help women find harmony with their menstrual cycles and hormonal health. She opens up about her personal journey with hormonal struggles, from teenage years to motherhood, and how it shaped her path toward wellness. Together, we dive into the importance of slowing down, reconnecting with our natural rhythms, and embracing kindness to ourselves. This conversation is packed with practical tips every woman can apply to live more balanced and joyful lives!

IN THIS EPISODE

(00:00) How Divya’s Journey with Hormonal Health Began
(01:30) The Surprising Solution That Worked... Until It Didn’t
(03:30) A Life-Changing Diagnosis After Years of Mystery
(05:00) Real Talk: The Pressure to “Bounce Back” Post-Pregnancy
(08:30) Does Modern Society Fail New Mothers?
(10:00) The Hidden Challenge of Postpartum Anger
(13:00) Rediscovering Purpose Through Personal Healing
(16:30) The Secret Benefits of Following Your Body’s Natural Rhythms
(23:00) How Simple Foods Can Transform Your Health
(36:30) Embracing Kindness: The Advice Every Woman Needs to Hear

Divya Malar Chandragesan
Divya Malar Chandragesan is a personal growth and wellness coach dedicated to empowering individuals to unlock their full potential. With four years in tech and startups, she founded Soulsisters Network Malaysia, a nonprofit supporting women's growth journeys through workshops, wellness events, and mentorship. Her passion for coaching was ignited through her work as a facilitator and mentor, leading her to pursue an ICF accreditation. Divya specializes in guiding motivated individuals through life's transitions, helping them find clarity and purpose as they strive to show up as their best selves.

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#106 The Feminine Approach to Leadership w/ Taya Stapelfeldt

Timeless Teachings with Yana Fry

10/01/24 • 39 min

Are you a power woman, who wants to go to the next level in any area of your life? This episode is for you.

My guest is Taya Stapelfeldt, a Somatic Leadership Coach who’s spent years guiding women toward unlocking their true potential. From raising families to leading businesses, Taya helps women redefine leadership and embrace their feminine energy in profound ways. Join us as we explore what it means to truly lead from a place of embodiment!

IN THIS EPISODE

[00:00] - Singapore to Ibiza: A Connection That Transforms Lives

[01:00] - The Secret Power of Choosing Your Own Name

[03:30] - Breaking Through the Invisible Ceiling of Success

[06:00] - Life Redefined: What Happens When Your Reality Becomes Too Small?

[10:30] - The Feminine Awakening: Tapping into Raw Life Force

[17:00] - The Dance of Intimacy: Discovering the True Tango of Love

[20:30] - Rewriting the Rules: How Women Over 50 are Reinventing Their Lives

[27:00] - Unlocking the Feminine Power: Vulnerability Meets Strength

[32:30] - A 2-Minute Practice to Activate Your Inner Power Anytime, Anywhere

[37:00] - You’re Already There: Embracing the Essence of Who You Truly Are

TAYA STAPELFELDT

Based in Ibiza, Taya Stapelfeldt is a somatic leadership coach, mentor, and embodiment trainer for women entrepreneurs and coaches who want it all: a soul partner, motherhood, and a purpose-driven, flourishing business. Over the years, Taya has left an indelible mark on the lives of countless impactful individuals – among them numerous conscious entrepreneurs, celebrity coaches, speakers, as well as renowned artists, guiding them to embody their Higher Selves and navigate the complexities of life with resilience and purpose. Known to her clients as ‘the woman with the key’ – who has the ‘direct connection to truth,’ the essence of magic can be felt when working with Taya because there is an element of the unexplainable about her results. At the same time, she is a somatic strategist with a laser focus on tangible outcomes for her clients in real life. Her unique approach to somatic mastery combines many years of spiritual practice with leadership coaching, mindset, movement, breath- and energy work that enables clients to transform at every level. In her 1:1 exclusive mentorship, she trains conscious business leaders and coaches in unique somatic skills for sustainable impact.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/taya-stapelfeldt-894ab7234/

https://www.instagram.com/tayasomaticleadership/

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#105 How To Find Positivity in the Face of Adversity

Timeless Teachings with Yana Fry

09/17/24 • 23 min

What would you do if extreme hair loss transformed your entire life and career?

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Xi Ren Yan, who shares her journey of overcoming the challenges of alopecia areata, a condition that led to her losing all her hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes. After 20 years in corporate HR, Xi Ren’s experience inspired her to leave that path and focus on mental health and resilience. She now runs her own company, Xel Consulting, where she coaches and trains others on how to manage stress and thrive through her C.A.R.E. framework, a method that helped her through some of the toughest moments in her life. Tune in to hear how Xi Ren turned her struggles into a mission to help others!

IN THIS EPISODE

(00:00) – From Corporate Leader to Wellness Advocate: How a life-altering experience pushed Xi Ren from HR leadership to wellness coaching.
(01:30) – Stress and Its Hidden Dangers: Xi Ren opens up about the stress that nearly derailed her life and career.
(02:30) – Coping Gone Wrong: How binge eating and punishing workouts masked deeper pain.
(04:30) – The Power of Positivity: What happens when you stop suppressing emotions and choose positivity?
(05:30) – Vulnerability Is Strength: Xi Ren reveals how vulnerability became her greatest asset in healing.
(07:00) – C.A.R.E. Framework: Learn about Xi Ren’s science-backed strategy that’s helped her overcome life’s toughest challenges.
(09:00) – Turning Pain into Purpose: Discover how adversity became the fuel for Xi Ren’s global mission.
(13:00) – Redefining Beauty and Self-Worth: Losing her hair was just the beginning of a deeper transformation.
(15:30) – From Stress to Success: How Xi Ren transitioned from corporate HR to empowering others through wellness.
(22:30) – Dreaming Big: Xi Ren shares her vision of global impact and helping others rise above their struggles.

Our Guest: Xi Ren Yang, Motivational Speaker on Mental Health

At the age of 35, Xi Ren Yang faced a traumatic experience of alopecia areata, which occurred after a period of intense stress and poor stress management. Her condition was severe, resulting in the complete loss of her long, thick hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes, deeply affecting her self-esteem and mental well-being.

Her journey inspired the development of the C.A.R.E. framework, grounded in science, which has helped her navigate personal and professional challenges, including job loss and unemployment during the onset of Covid. Leaving behind a 20-year corporate HR career, Xi founded Xel Consulting to empower professionals, offering coaching, training, and keynote speeches aimed at helping individuals manage work stress and enhance their well-being.

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#88 Unlocking Parenting Secrets with Angie Fox

Timeless Teachings with Yana Fry

10/31/23 • 35 min

How can we be truly great parents for our children? Angie Fox, a parenting expert from Aletheia Academy, shares her unique approach to parenting and the concept of unfolding. We discuss the challenges of understanding and connecting with children of all ages and how parents can create a harmonious relationship. Join us in exploring the world of parenting, where self-improvement gives way to embracing the journey of continuous unfolding. Stay tuned for more!

IN THIS EPISODE

(00:00) Who is Angie?

(02:20) What is the unfolding approach in parenting?

(07:17) Shifting from traditional parenting

(15:14) What are the main aspects that define the unfolding approach?

(17:46) Your child is living in a different world than yours

(21:28) How to deal with teenagers?

(29:27) Parenting is a spiritual journey

(34:55) Closing

OUR GUEST: Angie Fox

Angie Fox is a Coach and Faculty Leader at Aletheia, and an advocate for deepening our connection with ourselves and others, including our children, to awaken greater meaning and purpose in our lives.

For more about the Unfolding THRIVING Parenting and Children program, please see our website at: https://integralunfoldment.com/parents-and-children or email us at [email protected]

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#43 CONSCIOUS CAREER CHANGE – How To Live Your Purpose and Make a Difference w/ Milena Ngyuen

Timeless Teachings with Yana Fry

06/05/22 • 50 min

Are you happy in your current career? Are you feeling truly fulfilled? What you do, is it meaningful for YOU? Are you making a difference and living your purpose?

Our guest today is Milena Nguyen and we are going to talk about:

How to facilitate a “conscious career change”
How to face your own truth about who you are and what you really want to do
How to communicate your truth and unorthodox life decisions to your family
How to create a soul-aligned business
How to discover and anchor in your inner resources
How to overcome the imposter syndrome
How to live your purpose and make a difference

ABOUT MILENA NGUYEN:

Milena Nguyen is a published author, 3-time TEDx speaker, Purpose and Business Coach. Milena’s mission is to help purpose-driven humans reinvent their work, launch a thriving coaching business and build an impactful personal brand. She does that through her content, courses, and coaching program. Milena has coached individuals from 15+ countries. Her online courses have reached 5,000+ students. Milena’s book, blog, and social channels have inspired a global following of 40,000+ readers worldwide. Milena’s work has been featured on HuffPost, e27, Timeout, VTV (Vietnam), BFM The Business Station (Malaysia), and more.

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#39 How Women Can Create An Enlightened World – Candace Badgett

Timeless Teachings with Yana Fry

04/29/22 • 58 min

We are not against men. We are pro women. At least today. Controversial? A little. In this episode we look at the path to self-realisation through the eyes of a woman. Our guest is Candace Badgett, a meditation practitioner with 30+ years of experience, an international speaker about higher states of consciousness, women’s health and women’s path to spiritual fulfilment. Candace a teacher and a mentor to thousands and thousands of women worldwide.

“The greatest gift we can give to ourselves is self-sufficiency.”

Conscious Moments to Listen For:

Candace’s life story
The effect of thoughts and feelings on our lives
What is a “pure unified humanity”
Health and longevity – how to master both
Why “going to the monastery” is not always an option
What is “underlying reality of life”
The P-Factor
How to align with the Laws of Nature
The biggest gift women can give to the humanity

ABOUT CANDACE BADGETT

Candace Badgett is an International Director of the women’s wing of the Transcendental Meditation organization, Global Mother Divine Organization, with specific oversight in the US, Canada and Australia. In this capacity, she also provides advanced lectures and programs for women practitioners of Transcendental Meditation, and the advanced TM-Sidhi program. Candace received a PhD from Maharishi University of World Peace, Vlodrop, The Netherlands, in 2007, after completing a two-year course under the direct guidance of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. As an international speaker, Candace has been on the Dr. Oz show, the Oprah show, and speaks regularly on the topics of Ayur-Veda, Vedic Science, higher states of consciousness, women’s health, women’s path to spiritual fulfillment, and the empowerment of women.

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#38 How To Establish Healthy Boundaries With People Around You – Yana Fry

Timeless Teachings with Yana Fry

04/21/22 • 8 min

When was the last time someone has bridged your boundaries? How often does it happen? How does it make you feel? How to stop it from happening again? How to establish healthy boundaries with both - reasonable and unreasonable people? In this episode we will look into all these questions.

ABOUT YANA

Yana is an award-winning poetess, life coach, inspirational speaker, transformational teacher, and soul illuminator, who inspires, empowers, and educates globally. She has been born into a mystical family and started her spiritual journey at the age of 8. Yana is the founder of Timeless Teachings podcast and Awaken Human. Her clients and students come from 30+ countries and highly diverse backgrounds. Right now Yana is on her sabbatical year that she started in the midst of the pandemic during the summer of 2021. She is travelling and teaching around the world.

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#107 Why Leaders Must Take Care Of Themselves First

Timeless Teachings with Yana Fry

10/16/24 • 11 min

Is it possible for leaders to balance their responsibilities without burning out? In this episode, I share a personal story that taught me the importance of self-care in leadership. Yesterday, I lost my temper with one of the people in my team - not because that person did something wrong, but because I was very exhausted. This moment made me reflect on how crucial it is for leaders—whether at home or work—to manage their emotions and take care of their well-being. Join me as I explore the simple actions we can take to recharge, lead by example, and create a positive impact on those around us!

IN THIS EPISODE

(00:00) Why leading starts with taking care of yourself first
(01:30) The moment exhaustion took over – and what it revealed
(03:00) The hidden cost of burnout for leaders
(04:00) How your actions shape those who look up to you
(05:30) What’s your health score? A powerful self-check
(06:30) One simple action to shift your energy today
(08:00) Leading by example: How to truly inspire others
(09:00) The surprising power of proximity in shaping your life
(10:30) Are you lifting people up or dragging them down?

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