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Living Wellness Muse PodcastWorthy of Reinvention with Host Leanne ElliottWelcome to The Living Wellness Muse podcast — a space for soulful midlife reinvention.Hosted by Leanne Elliott—writer, Reiki Master, intuitive medium, entrepreneur, and mom of three—this show invites you to explore what’s possible when you stop settling and start listening to the deeper wisdom within.This episode kicks of Season 3 of the podcast (formerly known as the You're Up First Podcast), and Leanne shares her own journey of transformation: from burnout and overachievement to a life built on purpose, alignment, and radical self-trust. You'll hear how she foll...2025-06-2444 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastTrailer - Living Wellness Muse PodcastWelcome to The Living Wellness Muse podcast — a space for soulful midlife reinvention.Hosted by Leanne Elliott—writer, Reiki Master, intuitive medium, entrepreneur, and mom of three—this show invites you to explore what’s possible when you stop settling and start listening to the deeper wisdom within. If you're a woman in midlife craving more meaning, clarity, and joy—this podcast is for you.Each episode features soulful conversations with experts, doctors, healers, creatives, and everyday women who have walked through major life transitions and come out the other side...2025-06-2101 min
Music, Spirit and AccountabilityEP 37 - From Trauma to Triumph: Building Pryde Support with ElliottIn this soul-stirring episode of Music, Spirit, and Accountability, we sit down with Elliott, founder of Pryde's Support, to explore his deeply personal journey from surviving childhood trauma and mental health struggles to creating one of Queensland’s most inclusive and transformative support services.
Elliott shares how a breaking point led to the founding of a service that now empowers queer, neurodivergent, and forensicly qualified participants with dignity and compassion.
We talk about balancing humanity with accountability, the stigma faced by those reintegrating after incarceration, and why giving second chances can change lives, including our own...2025-05-3025 min
Mind Your HeadCooper Chapman: From Pro Surfer to Mental Health AdvocateIn this episode, I’m joined by former professional surfer and founder of The Good Human Factory, Cooper Chapman—a man who has turned his personal mental health journey into a powerful movement for change.We dive deep into his life beyond the surf: what it really means to find purpose, rebuild self-worth, and break through the outdated stigmas that hold so many of us back. Cooper shares the pivotal moments that shaped his mindset, his motivation for working with young people, and the inspiration behind his new book, The...2025-05-141h 55Living Wellness Muse PodcastChanging the Narrative on Ageism and the Labels That DivideDo you pay attention to your own self-talk? You might be surprised that when you do, it's full of judgment not only of yourself but others you don't even know. A common pitfall of our judgment is around our aging bodies and minds, and it's deeply ingrained in our psyche from a young age. Because of this internalized ageism, we make assumptions about what age means, what it says about the aging population, and how we are somehow doing it wrong. Ageism is present at every age and affects everyone. The good news is that it...2024-06-0647 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastThe Most Powerful Way to Build Your Following Without Social Media RequiredI’ve invited to the podcast today Sarah Dickinson of the Nerdy Quill to talk about why an email newsletter, no matter what your business, passion, or topic is the number ONE place to invest to build whatever it is you want more of. Do you want to sell your ceramics? Do you want to be an expert in your industry? Do you want better clients that are pre-qualified and warmed up to buy from you? An email newsletter is the way to get there. It doesn’t have to be elaborate, or fancy. It just has to be...2024-05-3054 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow To Take Big Risks By Living In The NowLet’s talk about taking big risks, shall we? They are terrifying! They trigger our primal brain so that we feel like we’re in real danger. It’s why most of us don’t take big risks or make big changes - because it stirs up all of the demons and fears we don’t normally deal with in our busy lives. But if there is a nagging feeling that something needs to change, and soon, chances are something needs to change soon! So today, I’m joined by fellow podcaster and empathic life coach, Linda B...2024-05-2449 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastModern Feminism: Where We Were, Where We Are, and Where We're GoingI've been percolating for a few years now on the gender roles not only in our society but in my home. So, when Gloria Steinem's 90th birthday rolled around in March, I knew it was a sign to do an episode on Modern Feminism. So many women besides Gloria have thrown their passion and voice into the conversation and because of this, so much has shifted in our favor over the last 60 years. There is still work to do, but the question is what does the work look like now, and who is doing it? A...2024-05-0950 min
The Dave Allen Show05/09/2024 The Dave Allen Show on 580 Live - Elgine McArdle, Glenn Elliott, Eric Nelson, Dave CaseboltCandidate for the Intermediate Court of Appeals Elgine McArdle, Wheeling Mayor and Democratic candidate for Senate Glenn Elliott, State Senator Eric Nelson and Nitro Mayor Dave Casebolt.2024-05-0953 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow To Take Ownership of Planning Your Financial FutureHere we are again, talking about money!Why? It’s important because, for something we earn, touch, use, and interact with every day we sure have a hard time understanding how to make it work for us. For too many of us, especially women, it feels like we work for it but rarely feel we have any control over it. Let’s change that! On today’s episode, financial advisor and CEO, Stephanie Jones of Stephanie Jones Wealth joins me to talk about how women are especially vulnerable to financial insecurity with the added re...2024-05-0334 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastBusiness For Introverts How to Entrepreneur Using Your StrengthsHave you considered going into business for yourself, but perhaps thought you weren’t outgoing enough or didn’t have enough pizzaz? Well, here’s the good news, that isn’t necessary. Entrepreneurship is for everyone, the key is to find the right format, clients, and partners that play to your strengths, not your shortcomings. Today, I’m joined by an award-winning business coach Katherine Mackenzie-Smith who is a champion and strategist for introverts and highly sensitive souls. Katherine calls her clients gentle leaders, and she’s here to tell us how we create a successful and sustainable b...2024-04-1942 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastIn Deep Shift The Anatomy of a Spiritual AwakeningHave you ever experienced a spiritual transformation?If you're not sure, hop into this week's episode where, in her book In Deep Shift, my guest, Valerie Gangas, writes about the markers of a spiritual awakening, what feels weird but is normal, and also how we can have hope that the hard work of shedding old habits and identities doesn't last forever. This episode is the anatomy of a spiritual awakening and worth every word of connection for anyone going through it. About Valerie:Valerie Gangas, published author and co-founder of Juniper Holiday + Ho...2024-04-1153 minThe Dave Allen Show04/04/2024 The Dave Allen Show on 580 Live - Mike Stuart, Alex Mooney, and Scott ElliottOn this epsiode of The Dave Allen Show, State Senator and candidate for Attorney General Mike Stuart, Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Alex Mooney, plus more on the storm cleanup with Dunbar Mayor Scott Elliott.2024-04-0453 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastFrom Employee to Self Employed: When and How to JumpAre you cut out for self-employment but don’t know how to make the jump? If your answer is yes, then this episode is for you. Today I’m joined by Numbers Witch and Self-Employment Bookkeeper Regan Bashara who empowers passionate, open-hearted entrepreneurs in their pursuit of a sustainable and profitable business. Regan helps us identify what we need in place before we jump, and how we might build a sustainable business for the long term. About Regan: Numbers Witch and Bookkeeper Regan Bashara is conjuring empowerment for passionate, open-hearted entrepreneurs in the...2024-04-0442 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastRedefining Beauty From the Inside OutIn today's episode, we're talking about beauty! Not the kind you get from creams and the right shade of lipstick, but the kind you cultivate from the inside out. The kind of beauty where you know you value and worth and that gives you a glow and vitality you've never seen before. My guest today is beauty expert and life and mindset coach, Marlu Soria. She shares with us what she learned about beauty after decades in the industry and how we can move past other people's opinions and tap into our real beauty from th...2024-03-2840 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastGuidelines For Healing in the Real WorldOn today’s episode, my special guest is ME! I’m coming to you today solo on the mic to share my thoughts about the process of healing, the process of coming home to yourself, and how that looks out in the real world while interacting with other real people, especially the ones we love. There is a lot of mainstream talk about doing this kind of work, but very few talk about how we relate differently to people and the world around us in the process. It can get messy and a little unsettling to cha...2024-03-2226 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow to Have a Better Relationship with Money and Make it Work for YouMoney, Money, Money. What a charged and ever-present topic. Money can hold meaning in significantly different ways for all of us, symbolizing access, status, struggle, or those things we want most that are just out of our reach. No matter where we land on the spectrum of having or not having enough money, our relationship with it, how we spend and save it, and most importantly how we feel about all of that, is vital to having the best relationship with our finances. Today, I’m joined by Michelle Semones, a Personal Finance Expert...2024-03-1646 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastThe #1 Most Important Tool to Jumpstart and Build Your Business TodayDid you hear that Facebook and Instagram went down yesterday? This is relevant because today we are talking about something for your business that makes social media less important than you imagine when it comes to fostering relationships and, ultimately sales, from your followers. It’s something called list building, which has the highest return on investment than any other marketing strategy. Today I am joined from the UK by Helen Munshi, a list-building and quiz funnel expert to talk about why lists are important, how to build one, and once you have one what to d...2024-03-0736 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastParenting Our Teens Without Drama or DisconnectionThe teen years can be a wild ride! As parents, it’s our job not to make them even harder. It’s tempting to make it about us and what we want and need - which is usually feeling in control of their lives even when that isn’t the reality anymore. The painful part is accepting that, loosening the grip, learning to trust them, and walking them through the highs and lows as they come with love, love, and more love. Today I'm joined by Trish Hecker, both a mom of teens and a certifie...2024-02-2954 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow Rest Is Your SuperpowerFROM THE SEASON 1 ARCHIVES:Overworked, overcommitted, and generally over it. That sums up a whole lot of people in the world right now. On today's episode, I’m joined by Cori Lassahn and we’re talking about REST and how to get more of it, like, right now.Featured in GOOP and Sunset Magazine, Cori is a registered yoga instructor and has taught yoga for 22-years. She created Vineyard Yoga eight years ago as a way to bring people into nature and enjoy the bounty of the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley in Central California.A 200...2024-02-2258 minLiving Wellness Muse Podcast5 Pillars That Turn Your Business Into a Brand That ConnectsCalling all business owners and entrepreneurs!This one is for you. If you have a business then you know opening one is easy - all you need is something to sell, and someone to buy it, and voila you are in business. But to stand out in business, to find your perfect clients in business, and to thrive as a business that is a whole other story. To stand out, you need something called a brand identity. A brand is the personality of the company. Sometimes that’s based on the owner, sometimes the product but...2024-02-1538 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastWhat Is Reiki Energy and How It's Vital to Your WellbeingDid you know that we have a physical body and an energy body?When we think about getting healthy, we often focus on our physical body - eating better, sleeping, and exercising. But we also have an energy body that extends about 6' around our physical body, and it needs almost as much attention to stay healthy and vibrant.Today we're revisiting an episode from Season 1 recorded with my dear friend and reiki master, Malia Mauer. Loved by so many, Malia has been a guiding light in energy healing around the world, and she joins m...2024-02-081h 05Living Wellness Muse PodcastThree Steps to Building a Profitable BusinessHave you considered opening your own business? It sounds fun and liberating, but it can be easy to swap one job for another job that takes as much (or more) time as you work for yourself. The key here is to love what you do, get the systems in place to support your time management, and from there understand what it means to be profitable. On today's episode, financial planner and advisor Jenni Fox joins me to talk about what to have in place as a new business owner, and what are the markers and mil...2024-01-2533 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastDemystifying Investing & Wealth Management for WomenYou might know your checking account balance, but do you know your worth? If you've deferred this information, and the management of your money, over to a spouse or partner, then listen up! If a wealthy future and comfortable retirement are a part of your plan, it's best to start now with a strategy. The first step is knowing where you stand, what you have, and what you still need. It doesn't have to be complicated, and you don't have to have a lot of money to do it. Today, Beth Rooney and Christine Fiske of t...2024-01-1841 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastPermission Not to Diet, What to Do for a New Year's Glow Up Like No OtherWe're starting the new year ditching the diet mindset. How about it? Let's try instead, healing our relationship with food and learning to enjoy nourishing our bodies. It changes everything when we have the proper fuel, and feel good. When we feel good, we look good, naturally. On today's episode, Nutrition Mindset Coach, Jacqueline Hackett leads the conversation about something wonderful called Intuitive Eating. A healthy lifestyle begins from within, and food is a huge part of that. This means you get what you need when you need it and feel great doing it. 2024-01-1146 min
CEOs You Should Know ColumbusCEO's You Should Know- Rex Elliott: Co-Founder, Cooper ElliottRex Elliott is a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of complex civil litigation experience. He co-founded Cooper Elliott in 1995. He has numerous multi-million-dollar jury verdicts and settlements and takes a client-first approach. He has served as an expert witness on various legal topics, frequently lectures about trial tactics, and has been called upon by judges and high-profile community leaders to handle their legal matters and those of their families and close friends.2024-01-1035 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastRedefining Authenticity in Leadership and Holistic HealthHappy New Year!Before you dive into setting up your expectations for the year, let's talk about resolutions vs. intentions and how all of that plays into how you define authenticity. On this episode, my guest is De'Nicea Hilton Harper, Doctor of Oriental Medicine, who joins me to talk about getting to the heart of your naturally, authentic persona, (i.e. the real you) and bringing that version of you wherever you go. Where we begin is cultural expectation vs. your true nature. This impacts so many important things, including effective leadership and your own holistic he...2024-01-0458 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastA Year in Review and What to Pack for 2024What a massive year!!So much happened in the last 12 months I can hardly believe it, but this time of year between Christmas and New Year's can be weird and unsettling. Are we supposed to relax and enjoy, or should we ponder, plan, and make resolutions? It's a question that can make this week feel a little agitated and confusing. Doing it right feels like a lot of pressure. On today's episode, I look back on the takeaways from 2023, and what to consider if you choose to spend time this week looking ahead. I ask so...2023-12-2919 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastChronic Pain is a Message, Here's What It's Telling YouToday we're talking about suffering. Such a fun holiday topic, but this time of year we want to feel good and joyful, but often some kind of pain is holding us back. The funny thing is, we accept that pain - physical, emotional or spiritual - as just part of our humanity. While it's true, that we do have a “pain body”, we’re not meant to live there. Pain is a messaging system that helps us detect what needs attention so we can tend to it, move along to healing, and get back to feeling good. 2023-12-2133 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastWin Your Marketing Strategy with the Business of Really Being YouWhat would your life look like if you were always just you? Not professional you and personal you, but just you.Today, we deep dive with Laura Hulleman with Endotype Branding who uses the Endotype Formula to help business owners understand that being themselves is all you need to build a successful brand. This is a fun conversation about stripping away the fancy strategies and focusing on the real you, which is the best-selling tool of all.About Laura:Laura Hulleman is the creator of Endotype Branding, the branding system based on t...2023-12-1340 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastThe Power of Tiny Business How Strategic Minimalism Could Be Your Secret to SuccessTHE POWER OF TINY!Less is more. You have heard it, but are you living it? It sounds so good to simplify. To slow down. But so many of us aren’t living in alignment with our values and priorities around this. Do you dread your days? Do you feel burned out? Are you always pushing and trying to get to the next level? Or, maybe, you're just trying to get through another exhausting day. You might even know you’re in the wrong career and still do it anyway, giving most of your l...2023-12-0747 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow A Holistic Social Media Strategy Builds a Business of ConnectionWhen you do business, of course, the goal is to get noticed, provide a quality good or service, and then enjoy the fruits of your efforts. But how to get noticed by the right people, is the question. Hustle, flash, and pushy selling are still very much alive but are those tactics drawing in the kind of clients and business you want to attract? On today’s episode, I welcome visibility strategist and TEDx speaker Joyce Layman as we talk about how to master the game of social media instead of having it master you. And guess wha...2023-11-3044 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastDitch Your To-Do List and Beat Burnout with the ABCs of ProductivityWe're taking another look at time management because life only seems to get busier. And with the holidays upon us, it’s bonkers. So, let’s get tools to help us survive and thrive through any changes in our schedules or family life.Today my guest is Jennifer Schwytzer a certified Life Coach who launched KINDfulness Coaching after experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety in the workplace (anyone out there relate?) Jen supports professional women with ways to reduce stress and overwhelm and eliminate anxiety primarily through a mindset around how we spend our time. 2023-11-2343 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastThree Signs You’re Ready for the Side Hustle to Become Your Main SqueezeHow do you know your side hustle is worthy of main squeeze status? That’s the question I asked my guest today, Side Hustle Coach Christen N. James, as we talk about when to know you’re ready for the second job - the passion project - to become your primary money maker, time taker, and career up-leveling. It’s a big leap. It can be scary, but when you’ve put the right pieces in place, and the timing is right, flipping your side hustle passion project into your full-time career, can be the most rewar...2023-11-1648 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow to Tap Your Confidence, Get Unstuck, and Move into FreedomIt’s important to be a valuable part of a community. But ask yourself, how much of what you're bringing to the table is about what other people want from you rather than what you want to give. Are you doing things for validation or are you creating from a place that's self-validating? Meaning, you love what you’re producing, achieving, living, and doing for yourself first.Prioritizing other people’s expectations at work or home, or even with strangers, is the fastest way to stifle our joy and real purpose. It can make achieving mileston...2023-11-0938 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastTime Management 101 How to Structure Your Day to Meet Goals and Find FreedomIf you want to realize your bigger dreams (or even just leave work on time most days) then the most important skill to master is time management. It's more than just marking items off the list, it starts with a mindset that focuses on your long-term success. It's not about the time you have, it's about the tasks you do with the time you have. Today I'm joined by business strategist, mindset coach, and full-time traveler Stephanie Ritz to talk about time management strategies and why it's the most important skill to have when trying to achieve...2023-11-0244 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastThe Missing Link that Supercharges Hustle and Makes It Your Manifesting BFFI think we’re all getting a little weary of the over-used words hustle and manifest. One is getting a bad rap, and the other is suffering from a severe identity crisis. So, I'm calling a break-break because I think we need to slow down and have another look. We're told that hustling is bad and manifesting is good, but what if it's not this or that, what if it's BOTH? That's right, we need both. But not without the crucial and often missing first step. On this episode, I’m joined by the incomparable Chloe Redmond, a lea...2023-10-2650 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastRedefining Success: From Pursuing Perfection to Cultivating a Sacred LifeIf you’re feeling over-ambitious, burned out, and resentful, there’s a chance you’re suffering from perfectionism. It’s not about how you dress or how tidy you keep the house, this is about full-spectrum control that attracts all sorts of things you don’t want. On today's episode, I'm joined by Intuitive Business Coach, Briana Wyatt, to talk about how operating from fear and control actually contracts our life, and how trust and surrender create expansion into places we can’t begin to imagine. It’s all about quiet strength and knowing your value - from the...2023-10-1950 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMidlife Magic: Forget About Having It All, Let's Do One BetterIs it possible to have a "midlife" without the crisis? The answer is YES!The question then is, HOW?On today's episode, I'm joined by Dr. Lisa Petty, a long-time nutrition educator, coach, and reiki practitioner, who is now known as the Midlife Alchemist. Dr. Lisa took her own experience walking through the early years of midlife and now centers her practice on the well-being of women during this often confusing and disorienting time of life. Our wisdom, it turns out, comes from more than just our minds. Our bodies have a lot...2023-10-1259 min
Torg & ElliottAlice Cooper"The Godfather of Shock Rock," Alice Cooper, is one-of-a-kind, and central Ohio residents are in for one hell of an experience as he takes the stage along with Mötley Crüe & Def Leppard on The World Tour, tonight (8/8/23) at Ohio Stadium. He took time out of his busy touring schedule to catch up with Torg & Elliott about tonight's show, the origins of his act, and to share stories from his career spanning over five decades...and he's got no plans for retiring anytime soon.2023-08-0817 min
Torg & ElliottTORG & ELLIOTT QFM 96 MORNING SHOW 8.8Torg & Elliott talk to Alice Cooper this Tuesday before his show at Ohio Stadium! The Baltimore Orioles are catching some heat. Metallica debuted a new song last weekend. And more!2023-08-081h 39Living Wellness Muse PodcastWorthy of PausingThis episode is bitter-sweet, and also nothing short of a milestone. This publication today marks 54 episodes of the podcast. WOW!! In just over 9 months I have produced 24 minisodes and 30 full episodes. Phew!Dear Listener, sincerely this has been one of the absolute most fun things I've ever done. It was a crazy, impulsive decision last September that quickly turned into an obsession, and I'm so proud of the quality and content of every episode. And all along the way, you have been there. The downloads each week give me life and I feel your love in the...2023-06-1616 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow to Travel with Kids and Actually Enjoy ItSummer is here! Are you planning to vacation or travel with the kids? It always sounds like the best idea ever until you’re out there not having the time you envisioned. The dream of travel, and the reality of travel, can be two very different things. On today’s episode, I’m joined by travel agent, and travel blogger Brigitte Metzger Harding from Sweaty Traveling Mom to talk about the dream vs. the reality of traveling with kids. Before you pack your bags, listen to this episode for a checklist of expectations to add to your...2023-06-0941 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastWhy Healthy Aging Has Nothing to Do with DietingWhen we think of healthy lifestyles and aging, it’s easy to think we need to focus on our diet and food choices. While those are important, they might not be the most important focus for optimal, or even moderate, vitality and wellness.Today, I’m joined by Amy White, a functional, holistic nutritionist who approaches women’s health and wellness through body & life balance. Amy teaches that food is information and that most body imbalance is due to a simple communication issue. Amy’s nutrition background combined with her training as a life coach is how she help...2023-06-0249 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastFinding the Gateway to Midlife MagicIf Kiddos are around, grab your headphones!If you are a woman that has thought, I’m just not myself anymore, I must be going crazy, nothing feels right…then this episode is for you. As a culture we have decided that the changes of midlife and menopause are miserable - the drudgery of irreversible and unwanted changes. It's something to dread and fear. On today’s episode, I’m joined from Scottland by international bestselling author and Inner Wisdom Coach, Simone Moir, to talk about why our cultural conditioning puts us in a h...2023-05-2549 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow to Have a 3-Hour Workday and Still Kill the GameHas it ever occurred to you that the 40-hour work week might be arbitrary, dated and the creation of someone long ago with goals that might no longer align with modern living?After all, the advent of computers and cell phones was supposed to shorten our work week, but instead it has just made it possible to never stop working at all. Perhaps there is a better way! Today, I’m joined by content and marketing coach, Chas Young, to talk about how we can reconfigure our priorities and systems to create a 3-hour work day...2023-05-1944 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow to Prepare for and Embrace the Empty NestOn the eve of this Mother’s Day weekend, I wanted to share this episode and dedicate it to all of the Moms who give so much of their lives, hearts and time to their families.This season is a full one, but no matter how little time there is to think about what comes next on our parenting journey, every now and then there’s a moment when you realize someday this will change. Someday they won’t need me like this. As much as we long to put up our feet, the idea of an empty...2023-05-1138 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Don't Buy What They're SellingI've been asked a few times lately, which episode is my favorite. The answer is this one. For so many reasons, this. Today I got in the booth to sound off for a minute about the notion that we are broken and need fixing. That's the universal sense of it, and anyone, anywhere that is selling something wants you to believe it, too.I'm here to say, don't. You've already got everything you need. You really are enough. Let's discuss...Support the show✨ Join the Private Podc...2023-05-0711 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow to Have a Better Relationship with Money and Make It Work for YouMoney, Money, Money. What a charged and ever-present topic. Money can hold meaning in significantly different ways for all of us, symbolizing access, status, struggle, or those things we want most that are just out of our reach. No matter where we land on the spectrum of having or not having enough money, our relationship with it, how we spend and save it, and most importantly how we feel about all of that, is vital to having the best relationship with our finances. Today, I’m joined by Michelle Semones, a Personal Finance Expert...2023-05-0446 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinosode: What If I'm the ProblemHave you had one of those moment where, leading up to it, you felt righteous and justified in your anger. Or righteously disappointed and sad about being let down and then...something shifted.Like, shifted big time. And the shift is in realizing you can't change the world around you, so the work is in changing yourself in a way that can tolerate the madness, without always falling apart. The world is flawed. We are flawed. The question is, how do we learn to create peace inside ourselves, even when the world around us...2023-04-3007 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastWhen to Quit Your Job and How to Do ItGrab your headphones if kiddos are around! Do you ever think about leaving your job? Actually quitting a job is straight forward, give a two week notice and you’re done. But what if you’re quitting a career, or leaving a long standing position? When the stakes are higher, there is a whole lot more that goes into that decision, and knowing when, why and how it’s the right time for you to take the leap, is a really important place to be. On today’s episode I invite...2023-04-2739 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Doing WithoutWhat happens when you tell yourself you can't have something? What if that thing is an integral part of your routine, or even an addiction? For the last 10 days I've cut out coffee and sugar, and it's been a journey, but not for the reasons I expected. I got over the cravings pretty easily, but it was the emotions and memories caught up in the process that really did a number on me. What happens when you do without something you really want or need? Let's discuss...Support the show✨ Join...2023-04-2409 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow to Go from Surviving to Thriving in the Hospitality IndustryIf you work in the hospitality industry then you know it can be a career that’s incredibly rewarding and also full of burnout. Not knowing our boundaries around energy and time, combined with intense work environments full of intoxicated drama, can take its toll over time. Today my guest, Danielle Sharkey, an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and a 16-year hospitality industry vet, joins me to talk about the pitfalls of long careers in the service industry. Danielle’s education, combined with her industry experience has given her an intimate perspective on the industry's unique...2023-04-2042 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Lifting the Veil on SurrenderHave you ever had good intentions but went ahead and did something for the wrong reasons? For me, that used to happen all of the time. I had no idea how to surrender to just the things that were a good fit for me. But I was getting pretty good at discerning those opportunities these last few months. That was, until, a few weeks ago when I forced into being something I should have left alone. Let's just say it got messy. On today's episode I go deep on how I came to terms with the...2023-04-1616 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastWanderlust 101: How Solo Travel Is Your Guaranteed Trip of a LifetimeIf you’ve got travel on your mind pretty much all of the time, like me, then this episode is for you. This episode is also for you if you’re an armchair traveler, because my guest today is Tiffany Coates, who is the world’s foremost female motorcycle adventurer having ridden over 300,000 miles, crossing every continent, some of them several times. STiffany has travelled just about everywhere and rates her more remote exploits as her favorite journeys, amongst them Timbuktu, crossing the Sahara Desert, Outer Mongolia, Tibet, Madagascar and Borneo. Today, Tiffany...2023-04-131h 01Living Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Evolving Got a Bad RapFear of change, and change that gives us fear. It can be enough to stop us from wanting to evolve at all. Which is tragic because evolving is actually what we're put here to do. It's the way we feel and live fully alive. It's the whole point. So why do we resist evolving? A little hint, it has something to do with pleasing others and not putting ourself first. Uh-um, as the name says, You Should Be Up First. Wink, wink.Let's discuss....Support the show✨ Join the Priv...2023-04-0907 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastThe Art of Following Your Dream Without Getting a Real JobHave you ever dreamed of becoming a full-time artist or creative? It sounds dreamy and unrealistic all at the same time. If you’re one of them, brava. Most of us keep our creative habit alive as a side hustle or hobby. But today’s guest Elena Hiatt Houlihan has cracked the code on this one. A full time artist, writer and tango dancer, Elena shares with us her journey of becoming a full time artist, a journey that didn’t happen over night, and certainly wasn’t always easy. Today, Elena joins me from Puerto V...2023-04-0656 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Wellness 101Is your body trying to tell you things aren't going so well? Do you think crying is for the weak? Are you wishing to feel better but never feel like that salad and workout do the trick?That's probably because what's missing goes deeper than a recommended daily dose of vitamins and a few extra hours of sleep. While those are good, chances are your body and your soul are marching to a different drummer and it's causing a rhythm problem. What we need is to find an agreement between the internal and external worlds...2023-04-0218 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow the Enneagram Might Just Be Our Missing LinkIf you’re in the mood for a gentle unfolding of a really beautiful conversation about the Enneagram, you’ve come to the right place. Today, Ingrid Hurwitz joins me from Johannesburg, South Africa to talk about the Enneagram and how for each of us it can change our relationship with reality in every facet of our lives. Ingrid is the founder of Takdir Transformation where she is a facilitator of the Enneagram through her organizational leadership development, as well as coaches training through her Accredited Enneagram School, and in her private practice with executive coaching...2023-03-301h 04Living Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Imagining 80If kiddos are around grab your headset!Do you ever have a conversation with your older self? I do! And it's been a long one that started in the very early years of my life. She always knows my best course of action when I'm at the crossroads of a decision. She's formidable and I really, really like her. That's because I constructed her from the future backwards. Weird, huh? Let's discuss....Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and privat...2023-03-2610 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastWhat Is Purpose and How to Find YoursLIFE’S PURPOSE? What's that? When we're just getting through the busyness of each day, how can we possibly give any attention to what our life is supposed to be about.I can speak from experience that a lot of us don’t even think to look up and ask that question until we are middle-age. We spend our lives just getting through the day, and we forget there might be other things we want to do while we’re here. The question is, what lights you up? What is your heart's desire? The chall...2023-03-2312 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Fear of ChangeWe tend to think of change as a bad thing. We use terms like out of the blue or blindsided when referring to an unexpected change, and enough of that can set us up for negative assumptions around anything new coming our way. What if we flipped that? What if we could train our brains to anticipate, welcome and even need change? It's worth a try, and could result in something unexpectedly welcome. How would that be for a nice change? Let's discuss...Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club...2023-03-2008 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastWhat is a Sabbatical and Why You Should Take OneQuick question: Have you ever come back from vacation needing a vacation? Me too! It's really never enough, partly because even when we get away, we don't get the rest we crave. On today's episode I'm taking the mic solo to talk about something called a sabbatical - why you should most definitely take one and how to make it happen. Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and private podcast inspiration. 💫 Work with Leanne – Intuitive sessions, energy heali...2023-03-1619 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Go Ahead, Take Up SpaceWhy do we think that the thing we want the most we don't deserve? It's for other people, but not me. Is it possible that the thing we want to be, do, say, feel, experience the most is actually ours to claim? I say yes!Let's discuss...and maybe read a poem, too. (; Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and private podcast inspiration. 💫 Work with Leanne – Intuitive sessions, energy healing, and guidance for midlife reinvention📲 Follow @livingwellnessmuse on Instagram & Facebook💼...2023-03-1209 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastWhat is Codependency and How We Confuse It with HelpingThis episode is coming in hot!What I mean is *hot topic*. As in a little tough, but necessary and WORTH IT. I'm talking about codependency. It's a hard one to look in the mirror. I mean, don’t we just mean well? After all, if we can do it shouldn’t we do it? Associate Marriage and Family Therapist Kady Fleckenstein joins me today to deep dive into what is codependency, how it’s confused with helping, and how it might not even be a real thing. We are wired for relati...2023-03-0942 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Bootstrapping Out of the ResistanceSometimes we just feel crappy, for days. It feels impossible to crack the spell, or pull ourselves out of the emotional tail-spin. In an effort to do so this week, I went back to some poems I wrote and found one called The Resistance that summed up exactly what I was going through. Today, I'm talking about that process and then reading the poem in a spoken word type of healing. Hop in, let's bootstrap out of this together. Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and pri...2023-03-0510 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastWhat the Bleep Do We Know?! A Spiritual Reality CheckIf kiddos are around grab your headphones!What happens when the least spiritual person on the planet gets hired to make a movie about spirituality? You’re about to find out. Today my guest is Betsy Chasse, best known as the Writer, Director and Producer of the award-winning film What The Bleep Do We Know?! What the Bleep was the most successful spiritual movie ever, that created a whole new language and industry around the idea of self discovery and actively changing the course of our lives through changing the patterns of...2023-03-0250 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: For the Love of MoneyMoney makes the world go 'round. It's important, and also really emotionally charged for a lot of us, including me. In January, I thought I would try to change my relationship with it. Take it from a co-dependent roller coaster to a healthier sense of partnership with how I earn and spend. What's started to happen is kind of cool, so I'm hopping on today to talk about the shift and how it might just change everything. Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscr...2023-02-2711 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastGender Identity: A Conversation with My TeenWelcome to February's Cupid Series!I have an extra special guest joining me today - my oldest kid Sophia Elliott. Sophia turned 15 this week and has proven to be my greatest teacher since the moment she was born. Since she started high school some really important topics have become her passion and purpose in bringing the world together as a diverse and inclusive place. I have learned a lot, so I invited her on today’s episode to share her knowledge around the topic of Gender Identity - what we adults don’t know, what we nee...2023-02-2338 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: The Most Effective Go-To in My Wellness Tool KitThere are many effective modalities to heal and find health. In an effort to find a way to feel better, I kind of stumbled on one called EFT, more commonly known as tapping.A lot of things have changed my wellbeing for the better, but none more so than tapping. Natural, effective and totally free, it's a real game changer for anxiety, stress, sleep issues, and chronic physical ailments. This doesn't take the place of getting real medical help when needed, but it sure has been a great way to find freedom from some of my lesser...2023-02-1913 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastGuidelines For Healing in the Real WorldWelcome to February's Cupid Series!Oh how nice it would be to retreat to a quiet and secluded place to do our hardest and most important work of emotional and mental healing. But the reality is that most of us have to go on about our lives, engaging and being triggered by the real world and the relationships we have at home, at work and as we move about the world. There is a lot of mainstream talk about doing this kind of work, but very few talk about how we relate differently to just about e...2023-02-1626 minThe Dave Allen Show02/13/2023 580 Live with Dave Allen - MAYOR MONDAY: Mayor Scott Elliott; Nicole Christian, Sierra HessHappy post-Super Bowl Monday! It’s MAYOR MONDAY with Dunbar Mayor Scott Elliott. Nichole Christian from the Charleston Area Alliance is here, plus Sierra Hess from the West Virginia Faith and Freedom Coalition. 580 Live is presented by Thornhill Auto Group from the Par Mar Stores Studio.2023-02-1353 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Permission to Not Meditate So HardI'm no expert, but in the months since I started meditating, a lot has changed about how I feel and operate in real life. I found that sitting still can be hard work, so I created some hacks to get me to a place of stillness where my mind can open and listen without huge effort. It's turned out to be a pretty special practice and I wanted to share with you how I got there. Let's discuss....Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and priva...2023-02-1211 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastModern Sex Ed: What, When and How to Talk About It with Your KidsWelcome to February's Cupid Series! Today, I’m joined by Sexual Health Educator Trish Hecker whose mission it is to keep kids safe through education, resources and support for the adults in their lives. Trish offers classes that educates adults about how to talk with their kids about sexual identity and health at any age. Trish has earned her certificate in Sexuality Education and Masters of Arts in Social Sciences with an emphasis in Human Development and Education Studies from Antioch University. With over twenty years in hospitality and business management, Trish understands the power of h...2023-02-0945 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: The Awe and Wonder of Reverse Culture ShockWe mostly think of culture shock as something that happens when we arrive to a new destination, but I actually suffer from a reverse culture shock when I get back home. Weird, I know, but it's true. And after two weeks in India it was a special case this time around. It got me thinking, could the benefits of this reverse culture shock be recreated without the travel? Let's discuss...Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and private podcast inspiration. 💫 Work with Leann...2023-02-0510 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow Female Sensuality is the Gateway to Our Deeper PowerWelcome to February's Cupid Series!Today, I’m joined by photographer, intuitive healer and alchemist Willa Kveta, who through her photography captures the healing and empowerment that emerges when women tap into their inner wisdom and knowing. We discuss how women’s sensuality is a tool for our own use for both pleasure and creativity, and plays a role so much bigger than just sexual intimacy. As a sacred guide, Willa transmutes everyday moments into magic, helping women tap into their inner wisdom, and through her photography, captures the healing and empowerment that emerges from this...2023-02-0234 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Sad Stress Vs. Productive StressStress isn't all bad. Some versions are actually necessary motivators, but some are the kind that bring us down, down, down. On this minisode I contemplate my shift from sad stress to productive stress and what a difference it makes from day to day. Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and private podcast inspiration. 💫 Work with Leanne – Intuitive sessions, energy healing, and guidance for midlife reinvention📲 Follow @livingwellnessmuse on Instagram & Facebook💼 LinkedIn: Leanne Cooper Elliott🎙️ New episodes drop twice a...2023-01-2909 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastWhat's the Deal with Manifesting and Why It's More Than Wishful ThinkingIf kiddos are around grab your headphones!Manifestation is a word that gets tossed around a lot these days. We all wish we could name our desires and have them magically appear from the heavens, but is that how manifestation works? I'm joined by the founder of Purpose Party for One, Sarah Warman, to help me define manifesting as a practice, and how to actually get results. Here's a hint: It’s more than just wishful thinking. Connect with Sarah on Instagram: @purposepartyforoneLearn more at her website: https://www.purpo...2023-01-2640 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Imposter Syndrome and Why It Gets The Best of UsDo you ever try something new and just feel like a total faker? A wannabe? An outsider that somehow slipped in through the side door and managed to make it all the way to the stage without anyone noticing?Here's the crazy thing, everyone starts there. Everyone, at some point, is new at what they do. The difference between them and the rest of us is that they didn't let it get the best of them. They didn't care. They just faked it until they made it, and then they were IT! Let's discuss. Support the...2023-01-2213 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow We're Planning More Meaningful Travel in 2023Now that we’re coming out of the pandemic years where travel was forbidden or heavily restricted, 2023 is ready to welcome a traveling world once again. On today’s episode I’m joined by Danielle Thurston of TR Luxury Travel to talk about how the world of travel looks different, our version of luxury, and how we're planning more meaningful travel in this new year.Follow Danielle's adventures on Instagram @trluxurytravelOr visit: https://trluxurytravel.comSupport the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscriptio...2023-01-1949 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: The Cure for Big Creative BummersDo you ever have a Monday, on days that aren't even Monday? Me too!On today's minisode, I explore how I handle those days when low-grade sadness and a sense of despair about the world around me presses on my mind and heart. I really want to go back to bed and sometimes that's exactly what's best, but sometimes you have to just get moving to shake it off. No small task. Let's discuss. Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and private podcast inspira...2023-01-1511 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastBusting the Myth of Balance and How to Identify Your Highest PrioritiesAnna Le Pley Taylor is a highly regarded fine art florist in the California wedding industry. Until, that is, she and her husband gave it all up to move across the country from her hometown in California to a fixer farmhouse in rural Virginia where she’s now full time raising four adopted children. Ever the entrepreneur, Anna joins me to talk about the myth of balance between career and family, what it looks like to step away from the family business, and how to identify your highest priorities. Follow Anna on Instagram: @altflowersF...2023-01-121h 01Living Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Healing the Patterns of our BloodlineWe unknowingly carry forward the wounds and patterns of our ancestors, often without even knowing it. What if those wounds stopped with you? On this episode I reflect on breaking the bond of our wounded lineage and how we can choose better for the generations coming up behind us. Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and private podcast inspiration. 💫 Work with Leanne – Intuitive sessions, energy healing, and guidance for midlife reinvention📲 Follow @livingwellnessmuse on Instagram & Facebook💼 LinkedIn: Leanne Cooper Elliott2023-01-0811 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastWhat Is Our Energy Body and Why It's Worth Our AttentionWe are aware of our physical body pretty much all of the time. But what about our Spiritual body…the aura and energy that surrounds us and is the source that makes us tick? On today’s episode I’m joined by Malia Mauer a student and practitioner of sound and energy, also called reiki. For 20 years, Malia has studied the function of vibration and tone and has become acutely perceptive of how these elements move through our life and our physical bodies, creating harmony or discord. Through the practice of Reiki, Malia works to balance the relatio...2023-01-051h 05Living Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: The Art of SurrenderThe end of a year brings so much to contemplate and consider, both in looking back and in imagining the future. On this minisode I share some revelations that came during the harvest full moon and how the secret to the other side of anything you desire is not about hustle and grit, but through the Art of Surrender. Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and private podcast inspiration. 💫 Work with Leanne – Intuitive sessions, energy healing, and guidance for midlife reinvention📲 Follow @livi...2023-01-0110 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastThe Messy Business of Self Discovery and How to Have Fun Doing ItIf kiddos are around, grab your earbuds!Do you sometimes come up for air and wonder what the heck happened to the person you used to be, and maybe even liked?On this episode, I’m hosting a little New Year’s cocktail hour with Sarah Warman, founder of Purpose Party For One , an innovative coaching program that has the nerve to believe that self discovery can not only be fun, it can be your very own party for one. So mix up your favorite cocktail (or mocktail) and join...2022-12-2956 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Minimalism and the Art of ExperienceOn this very special day, I contemplate the beauty of less being more. Minimalism is in many ways the process of creating space and quiet to connect better with the ones we love the most. In that open space, we can better experience the fullness of connection. I hope this day is full of fun, connection and enduring memories. XOXO Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and private podcast inspiration. 💫 Work with Leanne – Intuitive sessions, energy healing, and guidance for...2022-12-2513 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastThe Secret Sauce to Breathing into HealingLearning to breathe sounds like a funny concept….don’t we do that without thinking? Yes, and, no. We breathe, but are we really breathing? On today's episode, I’m joined by Jenn Parma an Integration & Empowerment coach that works through the premise that we are our own true healers. Jenn uses integrated breathing to help clients walk through grief and heal trauma, addiction and limiting belief patterns in order to move into the freedom to be the highest and greatest version of ourselves.Jenn is certified as a Breathwork facilita...2022-12-2253 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: That Little Voice is an InvitationDo you hear that little voice when you get quiet? You know that voice that reminds you of a deeper longing, a dream, a craving to do something you've always wanted to do? Don't ignore it! It's an invitation, you should open it.Let's discuss...Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and private podcast inspiration. 💫 Work with Leanne – Intuitive sessions, energy healing, and guidance for midlife reinvention📲 Follow @livingwellnessmuse on Instagram & Facebook💼 LinkedIn: Leanne Cooper Elliott🎙️ New e...2022-12-1813 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastIran: The New Face of FeminismOn today’s episode, I’m joined by Mahnaz Meamar and her daughter first generation Iranian-American Golzar Meamar Barrera to talk about where Iran has been and where it’s headed under this new energy around women’s rights in the Middle East. This episode is a departure from our normal formatting but I wanted to discuss this pivotal moment in history, and how we can help liberate women who are suffering from oppressive regimes. If you want to make a difference. If you want to stand for something that can change the lives of millions...2022-12-1538 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Just Showing Up is a WinDo you feel behind, left out or always in a state of struggle? Then you're exactly where you're supposed to be. Weird, huh? Let's discuss...Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and private podcast inspiration. 💫 Work with Leanne – Intuitive sessions, energy healing, and guidance for midlife reinvention📲 Follow @livingwellnessmuse on Instagram & Facebook💼 LinkedIn: Leanne Cooper Elliott🎙️ New episodes drop twice a month on Thursday2022-12-1107 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHow Rest is Your SuperpowerOverworked, overcommitted, and generally over it. That sums up a whole lot of people in the world right now. On today's episode, I’m joined by Cori Lassahn and we’re talking about REST and how to get more of it, like, right now.Featured in GOOP and Sunset Magazine, Cori is a registered yoga instructor and has taught yoga for 22-years. She created Vineyard Yoga eight years ago as a way to bring people into nature and enjoy the bounty of the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley in Central California.A 200-hour registered yoga instructor trai...2022-12-0858 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: Not Feeling So Good? Let's TalkHere's the deal, you're meant to feel good pretty much all of the time. Not the case for you? Then let's talk on today's minisode about how to get there with little changes that don't cost a thing. Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and private podcast inspiration. 💫 Work with Leanne – Intuitive sessions, energy healing, and guidance for midlife reinvention📲 Follow @livingwellnessmuse on Instagram & Facebook💼 LinkedIn: Leanne Cooper Elliott🎙️ New episodes drop twice a month on Thursday2022-12-0414 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastMinisode: A New Level of VulnerabilityLeanne shares a minisode about how digging deep and pushing past the fear of vulnerability can lead to a life full of things we want the most. Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and private podcast inspiration. 💫 Work with Leanne – Intuitive sessions, energy healing, and guidance for midlife reinvention📲 Follow @livingwellnessmuse on Instagram & Facebook💼 LinkedIn: Leanne Cooper Elliott🎙️ New episodes drop twice a month on Thursday2022-11-2611 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastHuman Design Your Instruction Manual for LifeHave you ever wished you came with an instruction manual? Well, imagine there exists a system that provides just that for each individual human on the planet. On this episode I’m joined by Angela Lundy a practitioner of Human Design mapping, what's commonly known as the instruction manual for humans. If you want to know yourself better and understand why and how you tick, then join me and Angela as she uncovers why Human Design reveals everything we need to know about how we operate. -Angela's Website https://www.evolvingonpurpose.org-Follow Angela on I...2022-11-2147 minLiving Wellness Muse PodcastWorthy of QuittingWalking away from a 20+ year career as a wedding planner, podcast host Leanne Elliott, takes us back a few years to explain how this monumental change started small, slow and easy. It also started with this most important question: what is it I really want? The answer resulted in a series of important and terrifying choices, that landed her here. This podcast. This episode. This new beginning. Support the show✨ Join the Private Podcast Club – A monthly magazine subscription and private podcast inspiration. 💫 Work with Leanne – Intuitive sessions, e...2022-11-1834 min