By your very nature, you are brave. With host Kate K. McCarthy, A Braver Brand: The Podcast is a podcast dedicated to amplifying the stories, experiences, and expertise of wholehearted entrepreneurs who dare to do business differently, and inspire us all to be braver in our brands and businesses. Want to connect with Kate on social media? Find her on Instagram @katekmccarthy.
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Episode 74: Gina Fresquez and The Ambitious Woman
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The A Braver Brand maternity leave series comes to a close this week with my conversation with Gina Fresquez, international speaker, author, and success and leadership coach for high-achieving, ambitious women. In this episode, Gina and I crack open The Ambitious Woman - a woman who both of us know intimately (because we are her) - from the mental …
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Episode 73: Chantelle Davis-Gray on Self-Trust and the Creative Journey
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We’re continuing the A Braver Brand maternity leave series with a conversation with Chantelle Davis-Gray, branding and website designer for do-good, feel-good businesses. In this episode, Chantelle and I dive deep into what self-trust means to us, the places where we’ve felt our self-trust waver, how our self-trust mirrors the patterns of our outsi…
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Episode 72: Melanie Villeneuve on Transparency, Hard Choices, & Why It’s All About The Invitation
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The A Braver Brand maternity leave series continues with Episode Four and my conversation with Melanie Villeneuve, co-owner of The Northern Table, a Canadian-based brand that aims to create delicious herbal blends - both tea and salt blends - that are aligned with the seasons, transparently sourced, and deeply connected to the land. In this episode…
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Episode 71: Frankie Simmons on Personal Development, Healing, & Magic
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This week on A Braver Brand, as a part of our autumn our maternity leave series, I’m overwhelmingly thrilled to be sharing my conversation with my friend - and repeat guest! - Frankie Simmons. Frankie is an Intuitive Business and Life Coach helping high-achieving magic-makers quit burnout do what they love with more ease, success, and fun. In this …
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Episode 70: Kate on Befriending Your Inner Critic
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This week on A Braver Brand, we’re continuing my maternity leave series with a solo episode all about befriending your inner critic… and what it’s been like to befriend mine. In this episode, I share all about my own relationship with my inner critic (and why it hasn’t always - and isn’t always - a good one), what I’ve learned from trying #alltheap…
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Episode 69: Tiffany Han on Raising Your Hand, Saying Yes, and Risk-Taking
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Welcome back to A Braver Brand! This week, in our Season Three premiere - and the first episode in my maternity leave series, I’m beyond thrilled to be sharing my conversation with Tiffany Han, a life coach who supports creative women who are ready to raise their hands and say yes to something more in their lives. In this episode, Tiffany and I tal…
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Episode 68: Madelaine Coelyn on The Four Types of Fear
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It’s the Season Two season finale of A Braver Brand, friends, and this week, I am thrilled to welcome for our final episode of the season the one-and-only Madeleine Coelyn, performance and mindset coach at thecloutcollective.com. In today’s conversation, Madelaine and I get personal in talking about purpose, what it’s like to charge for your work (…
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Episode 67: Katherine Gramann on Chasing Sunsets, The Inner Work, & Finding Your Own Form of Freedom
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In the 2nd to last episode of Season Two for A Braver Brand, I am bringing you one of my favorite conversations to date. Professionally-speaking, Katherine Gramann is a mindset & business coach for female entrepreneurs and the founder and owner of Lake Effect Co., but if you ask her, her real bio should read: serial entrepreneur, lake lover, sunris…
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Episode 66: Raquel Fernandes on Soul Work & Starting Something New
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This week on A Braver Brand, I am thrilled to be sharing my conversation with Raquel Fernandes, a self-described aspiring work-in progress, website & visual brand designer, and founder of findyourwild.uk. In this episode, Raquel shares about how she knew it was time to launch findyourwild.uk, why she decided to start it as a separate venture rather…
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Episode 65: Shelby Payne Shier on Building an Intentional Life & Business
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This week on A Braver Brand, I am overwhelmed and deeply honored to be welcoming Shelby Payne Shier, Pacific Northwest photographer, to the podcast, where we talk all things intentional living, personal (and business) evolution, how to charge for your creative work, and the choices we make in service of a life we love. It’s deeply honest, entirely …
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Episode 64: Chelsea B. Foster on Simplicity, Workflow, & The Expectations That Hold Us Back
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This week on A Braver Brand, I’m thrilled to be welcoming Chelsea B. Foster to the podcast. As a workflow & productivity coach, Chelsea helps overwhelmed entrepreneurs simplify their processes, tools, and systems - in a way that works for them. In our conversation, Chelsea and I dig deep into her story - and how she found her way to entrepreneurshi…
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Episode 63: Liv Braund on Sobriety, Courage, & Putting Yourself First
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This week on A Braver Brand, I’m wildly proud and thrilled to be sharing my honest, heartfelt, and deeply vulnerable conversation with Liv Braund, founder of Liv-Ability, a blog and brand focused on sobriety, mental health, and true self-awareness. In our conversation, Liv shares about her journey to sobriety, what it’s meant to put herself and her…
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Episode 62: Brooke Lorimer on Letting Go of Something You Love & Stepping Into Our Greater Work
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This week on A Braver Brand, I’m so grateful (and giddy!) to be sharing my conversation with Brooke Lorimer, where we talk all about what it’s like to leave something we still love, the power of the part-time job, the role of creativity, stepping into our bigger work, and dealing head-on with grief. For shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekm…
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Episode 61: Hanna Saar on Failure, Evolution, & Why You Can’t Skip The Hard Stuff
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This week on A Braver Brand, we’re featuring a fabulous conversation with the one and only Hanna Saar. In this episode, Hanna and I talk all about business evolution (and what each phase has taught her), why the messy middle is filled with moments that feel like failure, and why shortcuts aren’t always the answer. For shownotes & other resources, v…
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Episode 60: Keri Gavin on Heart-Centered Rebellion, The Shoulds That Seduce, & Coming Back to Herself
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This week on A Braver Brand, we are beyond excited to share a conversation with Keri Gavin, Transformation & Success Mentor. In this episode, Keri spills the beans on what it means to be a heart-centered rebel (and what it takes to own the rebellion), the “shoulds” that seduce us, why it’s all about the inner work, and how she made her way back to …
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Episode 59: Your Burning Questions: My February Sabbatical, The Why, How, What, & What Next
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This week on A Braver Brand, Kate’s solo with our final episode in our series of community-generated questions. In this episode, Kate spills the beans on her February sabbatical - from the why to the how to the what to the what next. For shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.…
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Episode 58: Your Burning Questions: How do I find my voice?
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This week on A Braver Brand, Kate’s solo with the 2nd episode in our newest series - all about answering your biggest, most burning questions. In this episode, Kate answers the question: How do I find my voice? For shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.
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Episode 57: Your Burning Questions: Where do I start?
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This week on A Braver Brand, Kate’s back with a brand new episode and the start of our newest series - all about answering your biggest, most burning questions. In this episode, Kate answers the question: When you know that something needs to change within your business, when something feels off, how do you know where to start? For shownotes & othe…
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Episode 56: Kate on Why It Comes Down To Your Joy-Filled, Rebellious Callings
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This week on A Braver Brand, Kate’s sharing her own mission statement and story, the four key elements you need to have to articulate your own, powerful mission statement, and the way that her mission inspires her to give voice and life to her own joy-filled, rebellious callings. For shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.…
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Episode 55: Mission Series Part IV - Casey O’Roarty On Parenting, Personal Development, & Purpose
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This week on A Braver Brand, we’re closing out our mission series with Casey O’Roarty, parent educator, coach, facilitator, and fellow podcaster. She is on a mission to support parents in their own personal growth and development on the parenting journey, while offering tools that support them in raising children who are learning to navigate the wo…
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Episode 54: The Mission Series Part III - Ashley Beaudin & Turning Your Mission Into A Movement
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This week, I’m beyond excited to be welcoming Ashley Beaudin to A Braver Brand for our 2nd conversation in our Mission Series! Ashley is best known for The Imperfect Boss, a movement that started with a hashtag campaign back in 2016 and that’s on a mission to make imperfect normal and inspire women to grow their confidence. In this episode, Ashley …
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Episode 53: The Mission Series Part II - Mericos Rhodes & Spoon Full Farm
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This week on A Braver Brand, we’re continuing our Mission Series with Part II and guest Mericos Rhodes of Spoon Full Farm. In this week’s episode, Mericos shares his own story (and why a concussion was a blessing in disguise), about Spoon Full Farm’s core mission of “Loyal to Soil,” how their mission sets them (and their process) apart, what his bi…
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Episode 52: The Mission Series Part I - Core Values & Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship
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This week on A Braver Brand, Kate’s kicking the year off solo to introduce our first-ever mission series, share what we can expect from our guests, dive deep into why getting clear on your mission is essential, and walk us through a new way to clarify and articulate our core values. For full show notes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com…
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Episode 51: Danait Berhe on Perfectionism, Failure, And Peeling Back The Layers Around Fear
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This week on A Braver Brand, we’re welcoming Danait Berhe of Heart & Vine Creative. Together, Danait and I are cracking open the conversation around perfectionism. We’re getting vulnerable about the ways it shows up for us, what fear has to do with it, and the tangible ways that we move forward and heal. For full show notes & other resources, visit…
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Episode 50: Melanie Kluger on Goal Setting, Book Publishing, And Why It’s Ok Not To Know Everything
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I am beyond thrilled to be welcoming to the podcast this week my dear friend, Melanie Kluger, personal stylist, confidence booster, and now… best-selling author of The Confident Closet. In today's episode, we're talking all things goal setting, book publishing, and why it's ok not to know everything before you start. Promise. For full show notes an…
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Episode 49: Kate on Seasonal Awareness (And Why December Is The Perfect Time To Get Some)
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This week on the podcast, I’m solo and taking a page from Mother Nature’s playbook, talking all about what it looks like to bring some seasonal awareness to our lives and businesses by layering our natural seasons, cycles, and rhythms onto our big dreams of success and impact. For full show notes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podca…
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November Bonus: Angie Martin on Comparisonitis, Parenthood, and Getting To Know Yourself Again
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In a special November bonus episode, we’re welcoming to the podcast Angie Martin, a certified life purpose coach who supports moms who are ready to let go of comparisonitis and guilt and get to know their current and best selves. For full shownotes, additional resources, and links, visit katekmccarthy.com/podcast.…
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Episode 48: Lilly Garcia on Breaking Out Of The Branding Box + Why Your Work Is World-Changing
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This week’s guest on A Braver Brand is Lilly Garcia, fellow PNW-er and graphic designer for creative entrepreneurs who want to build brands that match the magic of their work in the world. In our conversation, Lilly shares her creative brand evolution and why it took a series of existential crises to get her to where she is now: creatively fulfille…
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Episode 47: Asha Thomas on Community Building, Leaning Into Flow, and Why We’ve Been Doing Events All Wrong
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This week, I’m beyond grateful, honored, and thrilled to welcome Asha Thomas, community builder and event planner for female entrepreneurs, to the podcast. In an episode that’s equal parts honest, human, and helpful, Asha shares her own business evolution, why we need to rethink the way that we do events (& why they’re so powerful!), how she cares …
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Episode 46: Tara Bosler on Personal Development, Facing Fear, and What Happens When You Own Your Own Voice
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This week, I’m beyond thrilled to be welcoming my friend, Tara Bosler, to A Braver Brand: The Podcast. Tara is a creative copy coach and business strategist for women entrepreneurs, and this conversation was truly one for the books. Raw, real, funny, and vulnerable, Tara shares her story, wisdom, and wit with us. Find resources and full shownotes a…
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Episode 45: Kate on Entrepreneurial Burnout
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In this week’s episode of A Braver Brand, we’re talking all things entrepreneurial burnout, from its formal definitions to how it shows up in our lives and businesses, the ways that it stops us from getting our desperately needed work into the world, what to do if you find yourself neck-deep in burnout, and how to recognize and respond to the signp…
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Episode 44: Kimberly Espinel on Food Photography, Pursuing a Creative Career, and Why It’s Really All About Connection
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This week on A Braver Brand, we’re welcoming Kimberly Espinel, food photographer, blogger, and teacher out of London. Catch the full conversation, where we talk all about choosing and pursuing a creative career, how to differentiate yourself in a saturated industry, why it's really all about connection (and how to leverage Instagram to connect with…
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Episode 43: Nisha K. Kulkarni on Creative Confidence, Business Evolution, and The Importance Of Radical Encouragement
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This week on A Braver Brand, we’re welcoming the phenomenal Nisha K. Kulkarni, writer and creative coach for women with health limitations. In this episode, Nisha talks all about creative confidence (and how to harness it), her business evolution (and why it's always shifting), what radical encouragement has to do with doing our big, meaningful wor…
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Episode 42: Patrick McCarthy & The Perspective of a Partner
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This week, Kate's sharing a conversation with her husband, Patrick. In today's episode, they talk all things creative entrepreneurship, why he’s chosen the 9-to-5 life (for now!), what it’s like to be the partner of a creative entrepreneur, and what makes him feel his bravest. He spills the beans on his role as Chief Cheer Officer here at Kate K. M…
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Episode 41: Kendra & Kleneice Chambers on Owning Your Value, Organic Marketing, and Why The Algorithms Don’t Matter As Much As You Think They Do
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This week on A Braver Brand, I’m over-the-moon to be sharing my conversation Kendra and Kleneice Chambers, the team behind Humble & Whole, as we talk about owning your value, the power of organic marketing, the biggest red flag in your social media marketing (and why it's probably not what you think), and why your impact goes far beyond your cut an…
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Episode 40: Kate on What To Do When Something's Gotta Give
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This week, Kate’s solo on the podcast with an episode all about what to do when you know that something needs to change in your business - when something’s gotta give - and you’re not quite sure what comes first. Rather than escaping, reacting, or adding more to your plate, Kate suggests and shows you how to take a cue from The Life-Changing Art of…
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Episode 39: Frankie Simmons on What Joy Has To Do With Your Business’ Success
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This week, we’re welcoming to the podcast Frankie Simmons, an intuitive business coach specializing in mindset and visibility strategies. Frankie helps trailblazing entrepreneurs grow their online empires without sacrificing alignment and authenticity and joy. Our conversation (one of my top 5 faves!) covers everything from entrepreneurship to alig…
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Episode 38: Kate Boyd on Human-Driven Marketing (and why you’re probably better at it than you think)
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As creative entrepreneurs, the word “marketing” can make us want to run for the hills, but it’s leaders like today’s guest, Kate Boyd, who are reclaiming and reframing marketing to not only leverage a creative entrepreneur’s natural gifts but also be wildly effective.
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Episode 37: Jennifer Sterling on Healing, Intentional Impact, and Doing the Opposite
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I am beyond thrilled for you to get your beautiful, brave ears on today’s conversation with Jennifer Sterling, holistic nutritionist and dance/movement psychotherapist. As a holistic nutritionist, dance/movement psychotherapist, and founder of The Black Girl Healing Project, Jennifer focuses on supporting black women who are living with depression.…
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Episode 36: We're Back! (Season Two Premiere)
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Today, in our season premiere, I’m spilling the beans on my massive rebrand (and why it took 6 long months to get it done), why the hardest part of the rebrand wasn’t the work itself, and five powerful pillars that I used in navigating transition, getting through the tough moments, and stepping into my bravest, strongest self.…
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Episode 35: Can you believe?! It's the Season One Finale!
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This week, in our season finale, I’m looking back over our first season together to share my top 5 takeaways from sharing a creative project that, quite frankly, felt scary and uncertain and brave - and oh-so-important. We're also spilling the beans on what you can expect during our hiatus - and where you can find me during the break! Plus, I'm sha…
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This week, we’re closing out our 3-part series on lasting success with Part Three, all about the only strategy that works. In it, we're talking all about fear, bravery, and how to get those big, bold dreams out into the world where they belong. I think it might just be my favorite episode yet. Listen in.…
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This week on the podcast, we’re continuing our 3-part series on lasting success with Part Two, all about self-care, support, and how to create a care plan for your life and business. Head to katekmccarthy.com/podcast to download your free care plan guide.
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This week on the podcast, we’re launching our 3-part series on lasting success with an episode all about naming, claiming, and owning your creative superpower.
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Episode 31: Caitlin Lyon on What Brain Science Tells Us About Deep Transformation
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Caitlin Lyon is a craniosacral therapist, writer, teacher, and therapeutic body-worker based out of Solvang and Santa Barbara, California. In this episode, she shares all about the “triune brain” and how modern research is showing us the power of sensory and somatic - or body-based - therapy in creating lasting changes to our feelings, thoughts, an…
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Episode 30: Lynsey Landry on Alignment + Flow
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In this episode of Amplify, I’m sharing my conversation with Lynsey Landry, intuitive + spiritual business mentor for heart and soul-centered entrepreneurs. Together, we dive deep into a conversation about purpose, fear, feeling #allthefeels, alignment, flow, and resistance. It's a good one, y'all. Listen in.…
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Episode 29: Sue Gauthier-Pin on The Climb Of Our Lives
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How do you know if you need a therapist or a coach? How do we find balance in our lives and businesses? How do we cultivate more creativity - and what does play have to do with it all? These are just some of the questions that I asked this week's Amplify expert, Sue Gauthier-Pin. Listen in.
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Episode 28: Shannon MacFarlane on the Gifts of Grief
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This week on Amplify, I’m welcoming Shannon MacFarlane, compassionate human, artist, and photographer specializing in grief and bereavement - for both humans and their animals. Shannon shares about her personal journey - how she nearly lost her son, and how her husband nearly lost them both, what it’s like to view life, grief, and death through the…
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This week, I’m solo with an episode all about creating intentional time and space away from our businesses, whether it’s an afternoon, a weekend retreat, or a week-long vacation. I share about why I stepped away from strategy and brainstorming to cultivate an immersive personal retreat, why it is that it’s so difficult for us to take time off, my b…
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Episode 26: Jen W. O'Deay on What To Do With Your Website Shame
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This week on Amplify, we’re welcoming the phenomenal Jen W. O’Deay to talk all about… website shame. She's talking about what exactly it is, why she wants to burn it to the ground, what she suggests we replace it with (it’s powerful, y’all!), and some tangible tips for how to pop out of that website shame cycle and get back to connecting with your …
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