Description

What if your anxiety, stress, or freeze response wasn't something to overcome—but a signal to understand?

In today's episode, we sit down with Natalyn Lewis, founder of Ascend EQ, for an eye-opening and powerful conversation on emotional intelligence—and why it's the key to helping coaches and entrepreneurs get unstuck, avoid burnout, and move forward with clarity.

Meet Natty: She's started and sold 7 companies and is currently the visionary behind Ascend EQ, a company focused on understanding and leveraging human emotions to your advantage. With 25 years of experience in marketing and sales, Natty has worked with everyone from athletes to business owners and influencers. Her journey into the science of human behavior revealed one clear truth—emotional intelligence (EQ) is the game-changer. Natty believes that elevating your EQ doesn't just improve performance—it positively impacts every area of life, from revenue and productivity to relationships and intention.

Key Takeaways

• Why positive thinking alone isn't enough—and what to do instead.
• What the "flipped lid" means in brain science and how it affects your decision-making.
• Tools to regulate emotions using movement, breath, and reflection.
• The Circle of Focus: A simple framework to shift out of spiraling thoughts.
• How to reframe fear signals as information, not identity.
• Why sleep, hydration, nutrition, and movement expand your window of tolerance.
• The connection between emotional intelligence and your physical body.
• Why health & wellness coaches are key players in mental and emotional wellbeing.

Tools Mentioned

• The "Flipped Lid" Brain Model
• The 3-Step EI Reset: Acknowledge, Move, Write
• The Circle of Focus Exercise
• Positive Affirmations (with science-backed structure)
• Breath + Shake Regulation Technique

Connect with Natty Louis

• Website: ascendeq.com
• Instagram: @natty.o.lewis

Ready to understand the science behind why you freeze, spiral, or shut down—and learn how to reset quickly? This episode is for you.