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Super Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#131: Celebrating the Spiritual G-Spot with "Too-Much" Woman Gina HatzisGina Hatzis dreams of a world filled with people living on purpose, shining in their full glory, and occasionally busting a dance move now and then. As a women's empowerment advocate and speaker, she makes it her full-time job to live a fully expressed life, and guides others to do the same. Gina talks with Lisa this week about the success that comes when you follow your truth even if it's scary, how she makes time for true self-care, and why women feeling fulfilled is at the heart of world healing. "The most powerful life-shifting moves that I...
2020-11-0753 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#128: Radical Self Love with Author and Activist Sonya Renee TaylorSonya Renee Taylor is an award-winning poet, activist, author, and founder of the digital media and education company, The Body Is Not An Apology. She joins Lisa for a conversation about what radical self-love looks like, and why it can be the path to not only overcoming and rising above our individual shame and self-loathing but also to dismantling entire global systems of injustice. Sonya shares her vision of cultural transformation through body empowerment, and she opens up about how her book The Body Is Not An Apology started from a movement that promotes embracing our most unapologetic and...
2020-09-1142 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#127: Claiming Witch, Bitch and Whore with The Whoracle Amy LorbatiAmy Lorbati is the founder of Witch, Bitch, Whore, a movement dedicated to empowering females, encouraging sisterhood, and helping society realize that the world is better off when females can unleash their maximum power. She joins the show this week for a conversation surrounding the emotional damage behind the words Witch, Bitch, and Whore, and how we can reclaim them in a way that instead shines the light on a woman's primal gifts and power. Sponsorship: Women Undone is a 12-week interactive Zoom-based course that takes you from disorientation to hope and excitement for what's next. T...
2020-08-1346 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#126: [EDU] Explorations in Unconventional Learning with Amir NathooParents today are in a unique position navigating online learning or "distance learning" as the standard for at least the coming fall semester due to COVID-19 pandemic. What happens to our children's education now? How are we going to continue our own education? Amir Nathoo is the CEO of Outschool, an online learning platform for kids ages 3 to 18 years old which provides online classes on all topics through which learners can explore unique interests, learning in small groups. In this episode, Amir talks about the current situation of our education system, the importance an...
2020-08-0656 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#125: Bringing People Together with Filmmaker Michael MorgensternToday's world is chaotic and confusing. There's racial uprising, a pandemic, conspiracy theories and fake news. We may find ourselves distraught and often doubting our previously held beliefs - can they really be this malleable? Film Director Michael Morgenstern shares his perspective on how media and art can greatly influence our reality, truth, and beliefs. He also talks about the power of filmmaking, making a difference and his latest interactive storytelling project, This is Definitely Real. Learn more about it here: https://definitelyreal.com/. "We should be really careful when someone is trying...
2020-07-2348 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#124: Boldness and Pussy Power with Biz Coach Julia WellsJulia Wells believes that women were built for receiving and that it's time to replace the usual "bro marketing" business approach. She believes that the more pleasure we have in our life, the more profit we can receive. She grew up in a household where 'sex' and sexuality weren't taboo topics, and so when she decided to start a career as a pussy-based business coach, her family wasn't surprised. Today, she helps women scale their businesses online, empowering them, and building systems that honor woman-based leadership. Sponsor: Audio Keepsakes offers the easiest way to...
2020-07-1845 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#123: A Personal and Podcast UpdateA personal update on the past two weeks and on the future of the show. In this episode Lisa shares what's been happening, what is ending, and what is to come. Linking Arms; Rising Together FOUR, 90-MINUTE SESSION WEBINAR SERIES: Mondays, July 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th 6:00 PM-7:30 PM PDT When women come together in solidarity, there's no stopping what we are capable of. We need each other now more than ever before to witness one another, to elevate one another, to honor and appreciate each other. *** Sponsor: Au...
2020-07-0317 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#122: Thriving on Change and Saying "Next" with Sunne JusticeFour divorces and a career change didn't stop Sunne Justice from facing the next chapters of her life with enthusiasm. With her deeply rooted spiritual beliefs and network of support, Sunne learned to heal from her hurts, pursue a higher self, and ultimately, serve the highest good by supporting businesses, individuals, and organizations that give towards environmental restoration and humanitarian works. *** Sponsor: Life Legacies because your loved ones' stories matter! *** Connect with Lisa on Instagram or LinkedIn or at LisaBL.com Follow the Super Power U Podcast on Facebook
2020-06-1250 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#121: Race, Youth Leadership and the Environment with Rufaro Kangai-Sibanda and Alonzo Jennings IIIRSVP for Heirs To Our Oceans' silent auction *** Heirs To Our Oceans H2OO's Salon for Change and Online Silent Auction All proceeds go towards full scholarships for youth from underprivileged communities of color in the US and around the world to participate in SEAL 2020 Special Ops - an international collaborative youth filmmaking project for our time amplifying youth voices and stories and giving them access to technology and skills to do so. Special Ops happening virtually this summer with film maker Wanjiru Kairu of Nairobi, Kenya, and a team of educators ranging from empathetic leadership and...
2020-06-0531 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#120: Social Alchemy with Modern Elder Chip ConleyWhen Chip Conley was first dubbed a "Modern Elder" by Airbnb's CEO Brian Chesky, he hated it. Our collective impression of being an "elder" is an association to being old, and he didn't want to be branded as the old guy. But Chip reclaimed and is helping change the way we all view aging. He embraced his role as an elder to his mentees. In this episode, Chip shares his thoughts on what being a "Modern Elder" means and the power of collaborating with the younger generation. He also talks about environmental mastery and how he has e...
2020-05-2839 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#119: Frankness with Certified Divorce Financial Analyst Victoria LowellVicky Lowell of Empowered Worth shares thoughts on women's financial planning, planning for cohabitation, marriage, cohabitation, and the financial impact of divorce on women. In 2018, UBS Financial Service published a report which shows that millennial women abdicate their money more than the previous generation. To Vicky Lowell, this problem is merely a symptom of a prevailing narrative... that men are better than women when it comes to financial matters. Vicky also talks about the importance of transparency between couples when it comes to finances and how your financial situation can affect your relationship in the...
2020-05-2148 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#118: Audacity and Certitude with Composer and Violist Christen LienChristen Lien is a composer and Violist who sees her work as storytelling rooted in the art of a narrative. Her mesmerizing performance style has been featured in museums and ballets and she has performed for the Obama White House, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and at Google and Burning Man. Her message on the importance of trusting yourself more than you listen to other people is central to Christen's work and life. ... Sponsor: Life Legacies because your loved ones' stories matter! ... "The music takes me over, and it's always been l...
2020-05-1454 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#117: Uncovering the AHA moment with Disruptive Business Analyst Charlene LiDisruptive business analyst Charlene Li suggests ways businesses can move forward and thrive after lockdown. Charlene also shares her expertise on thriving through a disruptive mindset and servant leadership and how she went from being a misfit during her childhood, to becoming the Founder of Altimeter and one of the Top 50 Leadership Innovators named by Inc. Sponsor: Life Legacies because your loved ones' stories matter! Connect with Lisa on Instagram or LinkedIn or at LisaBL.com Follow the Super Power U Podcast on Facebook "I always believed that where there's disruption...
2020-05-0748 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#116: Growth Mindset During Shelter in Place with Holistic Pediatrician Dr Elisa SongDr. Elisa Song is a trailblazing pediatrician offering practical support in these pandemic times. She gives practical advice on how we can protect ourselves, especially our children, against the threat of COVID-19. Elisa explains how COVID-19 works inside the body and breaks down how our body fights against the virus. She talks about the top supplements that can boost our immune system, and gives solid evidence on how exercise, sleep, and mindfulness directly affects our immunity. As a pioneering pediatrician, she partners with parents using a holistic approach to children's health and well-being that combines the best o...
2020-04-3049 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#114: Healing Through Creativity with Jacki RigoniBend, not break. That's Jacki Rigoni's philosophy! Our guest today is a writer and poet who knows that hardship is the road to healing and that all pain offers rich rewards no matter how tough it is to go through. Jacki shares her Heroine's journey and the knowledge that we can thrive not in spite of the challenges we face but because of them. Yes, the road can be rough — full of doubts, worries, sorrows — a roller coaster of emotions but it is the Unexpected Life Wallops that challenge us and grow us most. Spons...
2020-04-1651 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#113: Creating Space and Inviting Others In with Kelly McCauseySix-figure business? Kelly McCausey took her skill of graphics and web design and started working smarter rather than harder, to turn it into a six-figure business, surrounded by a loyal and booming online community. Sponsor: Life Legacies because your loved ones' stories matter! "Content must have meaning and depth and really deliver value." — Kelly McCausey Connect with Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn Connect with Kelly on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn Super U Resources: Feedback and show ideas to hey@lisabl.com Super Power U Facebo...
2020-04-0958 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#112: Curiosity and Storytelling with Beth BlechermanParenting and career? Beth Blecherman shares advice on parenting and career for mothers who want to follow a similar path and return to work or entrepreneurship. Sponsor: Life Legacies because your loved ones' stories matter! Connect with Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn Connect with Beth on Twitter, and LinkedIn Super U Resources: Feedback and show ideas to hey@lisabl.com Super Power U Facebook Page Give us a rating and subscribe to the Super Power U Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play LisaBL.co
2020-04-0248 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#111: Trailblazing with Entrepreneur Kiersten AtleeEntrepreneur and host of The Head Honcha Podcast, Kiersten Atlee, joins the show this week. Kiersten shares some of the secrets behind her success in the digital world, and why we no longer have to wait for others to give us an opportunity to achieve our goals. Kiersten talks about how pageantry helped her with networking and creating a tribe of powerful women, a few pieces of advice for those looking to make digital marketing their next venture, and why our own personal story is the most important thing when working with brands. Sponsor: Life Legacies
2020-03-261h 05Super Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#110: [EDU] Learning at Home in a Crisis SOLO SHOWAn overview of the top-level suggestions from experience homeschooling parent, educational supervisors, ed tech investors and home learners for families facing school closures as a result of the Covit-19 Coronavirus Outbreak and resulting SF Bay area Shelter-in-Place. Lisa's Learning at Home (Crisis or Not) Facebook Group Life Legacies, Artful Aging and Speak for Yourself Show Sponsor: Outschool Outschool's announcement about free classes Episode #104: Contributing to the Happiness of Others with Minerva Student Shiao-Li Green Danielle Lynne Strachman of 1517 Learning at Home Interviews with Marlow Schmauder, Jamie Heston, and Jacki Rigoni My personal top-level takeaways. I will also be compiling and s...
2020-03-2026 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#109: Seeing the Deeper Design with Evolutionary Guide Jason McClainJason McClain has been studying advanced models of interpersonal communication and personal development and applying them to real-world situations for over 25 years. He talks with Lisa about his company Evolutionary Companies and his work as an Evolutionary Guide, and how he works with clients to accelerate their personal and professional evolution. Jason shares some takeaways and wisdom from working with over 500 clients in their individual evolution, what NLP is, why it can help us move forward in life, and what healthy boundaries look like with the spiritual teacher/student relationship. @lisabl On Instagram @lisabl On LinkedIn LisaBL.com
2020-03-1339 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#108: Learning from the Good with Entrepreneur Jane Thurnell-ReadJane Thurnell-Read is a holistic entrepreneur and author of 10 books on health, happiness, and well-being throughout every stage of life. At age 72, Jane is a role model and guide for living with intention, purpose, and demonstrates that when we stay mentally and physically fit, life can be exciting and joyful. Jane and Lisa talk about the small steps that she has seen make a huge difference, what it means to be proactive and really life as the change you want to see in the world, and why we get more when we give more. Life Legacies is S...
2020-03-0650 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#107: Crossing Boundaries with #MeToo Activist Rowena Chiu When I recorded this conversation with Rowena Chiu she was right in the middle of nonstop interviews about breaking the NDA she'd been pressured into signing two decades ago and which kept her silent for all that time about Harvey Weinstein attempting to rape her when she was his assistant in 1998. We are at such a collective tipping point and it is becoming increasingly clear that when we speak up we don't just do it for ourselves but our bravery contributes to the collective. Rowena Chiu on Facebook Rowena Chiu on Twitter Follow Lisa @lisabl On Instagram @lisabl On LinkedI...
2020-02-271h 00Super Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#106: Let's Get Loud! with Lisa Betts-LaCroixToday's show is a solo show and initially I thought I'd do a how-to show and share Ten Tips from my speaking skills courses but as I was preparing, come deeper stuff was coming up. Wanting to be spoken. And as I was thinking about how exactly to share it, the topic kept getting bigger and threads of thought starting to interweave in my mind and look for the Top 10 Speaking Tips in the future special shows and for now Let's Get Loud! Follow Lisa @lisabl On Instagram @lisabl On LinkedIn LisaBL.com ARTFUL AGING on Facebook S...
2020-02-0723 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#105: Energy and Embodiment with Shantala DavisShantala Davis is a Professional Dancer with over 20 years of experience. She's an instructor, choreographer, and coach who has traveled the world doing what she loves. She joins Lisa this week to talk about why the dance community is perfect to use as a model for creating an authentic connection between ourselves and our partners. Shantala also talks about the importance of having a loving relationship with our own body, so that we may fully express ourselves in the world and invite others to do the same. Follow Lisa @lisabl On Instagram @lisabl On LinkedIn LisaBL.com
2020-01-3145 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#104: [EDU] Contributing to the Happiness of Others with Minerva Student Shiao-li GreenShiao-li Green is a fourth-year student at Minerva School at KGI, a university program headquartered in San Francisco. Minerva offers both a four-year undergraduate program as well as a master's in science graduate degree. Shiao-li explains why Minerva School is unlike any other traditional colleges, and talks more about the structure that includes learning, travel, and many functions of learning and communicating between classmates and professors. She shares a few favorite experiences from the travels she has done through her education at Minerva, and how she is using her experience and privilege in the world to bring awareness to...
2020-01-2435 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#103: Leading with Love with Entrepreneur Lisa RueffLisa Rueff is a multifaceted community leader, inspirational speaker, yoga teacher and humanitarian on a heart-based mission to love with purpose. Between creating the revolutionary game Sparked, building a Children's Home and school in Haiti, and running her jewelry business Collective Hearts, she has accomplished more in 5 years than most people have in their entire lives. Lisa talks about her purpose to bring more connection and joy into the world, why love fuels her, and her steps to creating a life of self-love that radiates out towards others. Do you want one of Lisa's gorgeous Collective Hearts p...
2020-01-1745 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#102: Building Meaningful Relationships with Fitness Professional Milana IstakhorovaMilana is a fitness professional on a mission to remind us that being healthy is about the connection between our mind, body, and soul, and it can also be something that is fun and inviting. She talks with Lisa about her work helping women to realize their authentic truth, so they can shine it brightly throughout their daily life. Milana utilizes community, movement, nutrition and play into her own life and coaches women into self-love using these same pillars. She shares why it's okay to brag about how awesome we are, how fitness can be less scary, and ways...
2020-01-1034 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#101: An Impossible Goal for 2020What is an Impossible Goal, why you might want to have one, and how to do it. Mentioned in this Episode Book Coaching with Lisa Natha Campanelli Star Narratives with Lisa Super Power U Interview with Natha Brook Castillo Follow Lisa @lisabl On Instagram @lisabl On LinkedIn LisaBL.com ARTFUL AGING on Facebook Super Power U Facebook Page Subscribe and Review to the Super Power U Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play
2020-01-0324 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#100: Celebrating 100 Episodes with Lisa and Jacki RigoniWow! Today we're celebrating 100 Episodes. This is a super sweet celebration and intimate conversation between Lisa and Jacki Rigoni. They talk about lessons learned, challenges, and of course Super Powers and strengths. More about Jacki HERE. Follow Lisa @lisabl On Instagram @lisabl On LinkedIn LisaBL.com ARTFUL AGING on Facebook Super Power U Facebook Page Subscribe and Review to the Super Power U Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play
2019-12-1956 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#99: [EDU] Super Power Awareness with Teen Author and World Learner Reka KaponayReka Kaponay is a young writer and author who has traveled the world with her parents and twin brother on a "School of Life" journey. Reka talks about what it means to be a world schooler and explains her model of freedom, self-direction, and adventure in education. She also shares the inspiration behind her own travel blog, Dreamtime Traveler, her first fantasy adventure fiction novel, Dawn of the Guardian and her family's retreats which help other families deepen their connections with each other and with nature. "So many people think you need a lot of money to...
2019-12-1244 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#98: Stubbornness and Strong Will with 96 year-old Sumiyo HoriSumiyo Hori joins the show today to share the pretty unusual experiences over the past 96 years she has been on this planet. Sumiyo is a former operator at Bell Canada, a resident of the Japanese Canadian Internment Camps in World War II, and also happens to be Lisa's Great Aunt. She talks about her schooling both in Japan and Canada, the discrimination she faced in the time of the war and even after, how she made the decision to live and work in Toronto, her love of travel, and why she spent her 80th birthday jumping out a plane.
2019-12-0550 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#97: Thanksgiving Thoughts with Lisa Betts-LaCroixA brief personal series of thoughts on Thanksgiving 2019. Here are the writings and video referenced: If you're interested in doing a free 5-Day Challenge with me the last five days of 2019 starting on December 27th called Completion Creation please send me an email to lisa@lisabl.com with the subject line "I'm IN for Completion Creation 5 Day Challenge". Here is: The Facebook post by writing coach Jena Schwartz that captures the complexity of Thanksgiving. "May we hold gratitude and abundance alongside accountability and wakefulness." - Jena Schwartz The Sean Sherman article in which he reminds us that no matter where you ar...
2019-11-2919 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#96: Synthesis and Support with Next Chapter Success Mentor Angela RaspassAngela Raspass is a Next Chapter business and life mentor. She supports women in the transition to the Next Chapter of their careers and shares why her desire to pivot into the emerging market of coaching was one of the best decisions she has ever made. She opens up about the unwavering emotional support she received in difficult times of her life, and how it motivated her to be that source of strength for others, along with the interconnected nature of personal and professional development. Angela shares the inspiration behind her podcast, "Your Next Chapter", what wholehearted marketing means t...
2019-11-2152 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#95: [EDU] Alternative Approaches to Learning with Blake BolesBlake Boles is the founder and director of Unschool Adventures and the author of The Art of Self-Directed Learning, Better Than College, and College Without High School, along with hosting the Off-Trail Learning Podcast. Blake joins Lisa to discuss his foray into the world of alternative schooling, and why he sees it has a very viable option in modern-day education. He discusses resources in the field that have inspired and motivated him, the myths of self-directed learning, and ways we can adventure no matter what the circumstances. He gives advice for those thinking about self-directed learning and who may...
2019-11-141h 03Super Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#94: Tunneling from the Dark to the Light with Barbara HusonBarbara Huson is a Wealth Coach, Financial Therapist, and author of six books on financial empowerment. She is on a mission to inspire women to become financially empowered and to help show them that it's not about the money per se, but the process of becoming wealth minded that gives us power. Barbara shares her three-step process for rewiring your brain towards wealth, ways we can reframe obstacles into opportunity, and practical tips for becoming financially empowered. Barbara Huson Facebook | Instagram "If you don't deal with your money, your money will deal with yo...
2019-11-0750 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#93: The Courage to Manifest Your Destiny with Speaker and Coach OrionOrion is a speaker, podcaster and coach who helps alpha women awaken their inner goddess to they can gain confidence and attract their soulmate. She talks with Lisa about the power of daydreaming and tuning in to your subconscious mind, the shift that made her take back her own power after an abusive relationship, and the ways she helps her clients find love that resonates at their highest potential. Orion also shares how we can embrace both the feminine and masculine inside of us and the blessings that occurred in her own life once she applied these principles.
2019-10-3144 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#92: Putting People at Ease with Podcaster Mary RogersMary Rogers is a mentor, entertainer, and entrepreneur. She mentors both the heart and mind of midlifers, taking them from doubt and fear of the future to empowerment and a feeling of belonging and purpose. Mary believes that entrepreneurship is a lifestyle experience, and talks with Lisa about how her show, The Experience 50 podcast, and creates a mindset of no regrets while discussing things no one else is ready to talk about. Mary also shares why she is so committed to change the stigma of midlife, why curiosity is key, and what she has learned about humanity in over 3,000...
2019-10-2444 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#91: Independent Thinking and Freedom with Entrepreneur Josh WhitonImpact entrepreneur Josh Whiton blends technology and business with active care for the planet. He talks with Lisa today about his desire to harmonize society with nature and elevate human consciousness. Josh was named a Champion of Change by the White House for his transit-tech company TransLoc. His latest project is MakeSoil.org, a movement to spread the word and benefits of composting and to make soil on a planet-saving scale. He and Lisa talk about true self-acceptance, the point where hedonism and altruism intermingle, thinking independently to move past programming, and the realization that many of us are...
2019-10-1759 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#90: [EDU] Making Things Happen with Homeschool Consultant Jamie HestonJamie Heston is a former professional singer and executive assistant, entrepreneur, and homeschooling advocate and consultant. She joins Lisa this week to talk about how she got to be a singer, the skills she honed and learned as an Executive Assistant in Silicon Valley, and how she stays organized and on top of her many interests and responsibilities. Jamie is instinctively a happy person, and has actively made sure she is living her most full and rich life to honor herself and those in the past she has lost. Jamie explains how she decided homeschooling was right for her...
2019-10-1153 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#89 Naming the Elephant in the Room with Poet Jessica SemaanJessica Semaan has a way with words. So much so, that the gift of her poetry serves as a vessel to both heal herself from complex trauma, and also provide space for others to do the same. Today, she speaks with Lisa about the inspiration that came from burn out, the gift of connecting to our grief and pain, her Passion Co. movement, and her latest book Child of the Moon. Follow Lisa @lisabl On Instagram @lisabl On Twitter @lisabl On LinkedIn LisaBL.com ARTFUL AGING on Facebook Super U Resources:...
2019-09-2741 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#88: Being a Vessel for Awakening with Speaker and Author Keira PoulsenKeira Poulsen is a speaker, author, and intuitive energetic healer. She and Lisa take a deep dive conversation into healing from trauma and coming out on the other end to share the gifts and greatness that experience brings. Keira operates with such a raw beauty that pulls from deep emotion, and a powerful openness to the process of growth. She is deeply committed to Waking Women Up to Their Greatness. Keira Poulsen The Awaken Podcast The Awaken Program Follow Lisa @lisabl On Instagram @lisabl On Twitter @lisabl On LinkedIn LisaBL.c...
2019-09-2045 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#87: [EDU] Passion and Intellectual Curiosity with Teen Activists Charley and ShayLisa is joined by Charley and Shay, two young activists and founding members of the non-profit program Heirs to Our Oceans. These passionate independent learners are giving voice to a global movement and encouraging other youth to take a stand in the ocean crisis that threatens our tomorrow. They discuss how their incredible work came to be, how others can get on board with the movement, and why it's up to the younger generation to answer the call to action. They also share their most memorable and personally impactful experiences with the movement. Connect with Lisa on I...
2019-09-1340 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#86: Fervor and Earnestness with CEO Francis PedrazaFrancis Pedraza describes himself as quixotically serious and uncommonly earnest. He talks with Lisa about the ways in which his grandfather set the tone for his bold passion and dedicated work ethic, and the ideals he pursues unrelentingly. He also shares his love of "dead people" wisdom, the values that guide his life, the loneliness inherent in being an outlier, and how Invisible, his automization company has a secret mission to take down the "dragon" of Western education. This is an engaging and fascinating conversation which will inspire you to raise your standards, think deeply and maybe even pick up...
2019-09-0549 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#85: Loving Others by Loving Yourself with Sensuality Coach Lucia PavoneLucia Pavone is a rule-breaker, international speaker, and instructor of the art of sensual pleasure. She joins the show to discuss her dedication and passion for helping others along their journey of sexual emancipation and pursuit of pleasure. She believes pleasure is our birthright and shares ways we can begin to incorporate self-love and sensuality right away in our everyday life. Lucia shares resources to her retreats and courses, and explains that we are able to create a new story that opens us up to receive pleasure even despite past trauma. "You can't talk about pleasure and se...
2019-08-2554 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#84: Life By Design with Career Coach Yunzhe ZhouYunzhe Zhou helps people create a life that aligns with their natural passion, energy, and purpose. She talks with Lisa about her own experience growing up in the two very different worlds of Shanghai, China, and Virginia, and how they affected her own life path. She also shares how she got involved with EdTech, what life is like as a digital nomad, her thoughts on the alternative education space, ways to structure creative endeavors and advice for those that may want to start their own 30 Day Personal Projects. Follow Lisa @lisabl On Instagram @lisabl On Twitter @lis...
2019-08-0933 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#83: Exponential Impact Through Community with Entrepreneur Raman FreyRaman Frey joins the show to talk with Lisa about his love for bringing people together through common interests and passions. He discusses how GoodPeople connects fun and philanthropic-minded people through dinner salons and other events. He and Lisa talk about going past the comfort zone to get to trust and intimacy, the need for community, and how his background of growing up on a "hippie" compound shaped his curiosity and openness today. "Creativity is a collaborative process. Everywhere I go, I'm looking for collaborators." Raman Frey Website and on LinkedIn GoodPeople Dinners ...
2019-08-0147 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#82: Hope and Healing Fur Babies with Holistic Animal Practioner Rachel AugustaRachel Augusta is the daughter of a retired Lutheran Minister. She grew up in the limelight because of her father's profession but in spite of a clash with his Christian beliefs her desire to heal animals all over the world won out. She joins Lisa to talk about her path from being a Vaudeville performer in Hollywood to her current passion for healing animals. She offers resources for us to get started taking care of ourselves to also benefit our precious furry friends. Life Lessons: Self-care is the most powerful thing we can do for ourselves a...
2019-07-1848 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#81: Impeccable Intuition with Hormone Expert Gianna MiceliMenopause and Women's Hormone Expert Gianna Miceli joins the podcast this week. Gianna shows us a new perspective for menopause and aging, and shares her own experience that lead to her new book, "Why American Women are So Fat, Sick, Tired & Angry". She helps women over 40 go through menopause naturally and embrace their health in a way that leaves them feeling fitter and sexier than ever before. She shares the "why" behind her vision and purpose to support women, explains why now is the best time to transform the stigma surrounding menopause, and provides resources to find these simple...
2019-07-0445 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#80: Compassion and Empathy with Romeo ReyesRomeo Reyes is a transgender singer, actor, songwriter, tattoo artist, painter, and model. He and Lisa talk about the differences he has personally encountered and experienced since his transition five years ago, and the ways we can have an honest and respectful conversation around the topic. He also talks about his passions as an artist, advice for parents that may have a transgender child, and what we can gain by truly listening to the experience of others with empathy and curiosity. "I always knew who I was, I just knew everyone else around me wouldn't have taken...
2019-06-2045 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#79: Rebranding Aging - A SOLO Show with Lisa Betts-LaCroixToday's Episode is a SOLO show in which Lisa describes the essence of her talk "Rebranding Aging" and her commitment to changing the cultural narrative about what it means to get old by inspiring and encouraging others to write new stories. She describes the path she took from being a homeschooling mother committed to her family and her community at age 49, discovering ballroom dance and falling in love with it. She tells the story of discovering competition and eventually winning a World title in her age category which led to speaking on stages and performing dance.
2019-06-0623 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#78: Intermittent Fasting Redux - A SOLO show with Lisa Betts-LaCroixToday I'm revisiting the Intermittent Fasting Experiment which was outlined originally on Episode #23, Intermittent Fasting – A Primer with monthly updates on episodes #27, #31 and #35. This is a redux of those popular episodes in combination so the details of the entire three months experiment are here in one place to hopefully encourage and inspire me and possibly others too. There is a great overview of Intermittent Fast on Groom and Style called Your Guide to Intermittent Fasting. Follow Lisa on Instagram Super Power U Facebook Page Super Power U Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google PlayLisaBL.co
2019-05-3055 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#77: Creating From the Inside Out with Influencer China BrooksYou may catch China Brooks dancing in a grocery store aisle, in a public library, or walking barefoot in nature. Wherever she is, her light shines from the inside out, and today she joins Lisa to beautifully articulate the ripple that occurs when we step into our most creative and tapped in selves. They also talk about being mixed-race, China's spiritual master classes, owning our beauty at any age, and how she helps others craft and sell high-value offerings to so they can live a balanced and spiritual life. Connect with Lisa Follow Lisa on...
2019-05-2358 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#76: Bridging Differences: Sacred BDSM and Empowered Aging with Sexologist Francesca GentilleFrancesca Gentille is a certified clinical sexologist, Quantum shaman, co-author of The Marriage of Sex and Spirit, radio host of Sex: Tantra and Kama Sutra, and host of popular FB live series The Conscious Bachelorette. Today she speaks with Lisa about Sacred BDSM and the 4 Keys to Empowered Aging. The Marriage of Sex and Spirit Sex: Tantra and Kama Sutra Francesca Gentille Super U Resources:Feedback and show ideas to hey@lisabl.com Super Power U Facebook PageLisa Betts-LaCroix on Twitter — @LisaBL Super Po...
2019-05-1739 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#75: Bridging Differences: Dating as a Blessing with Francesca GentilleFrancesca Gentille is a certified clinical sexologist, Quantum shaman, co-author of The Marriage of Sex and Spirit, radio host of Sex: Tantra and Kama Sutra, and host of popular FB live series The Conscious Bachelorette. On today's episode, Part 1 of 2, she speaks with Lisa about recovering from childhood trauma, how we can show up in a way that can be a blessing to others while still maintaining our boundaries, and why being loved doesn't always mean being likable. Super Power U Facebook Page Follow Lisa on Instagram Super Power U Podcast on iTunes...
2019-05-1053 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#74: Regeneration Through Art with Painter Alan WinterAlan Winter loves to take the beauty of the world and the richness of human connection and process it through imagination and art. Today, he shares with Lisa his story from living on a sausage farm in rural Wisconsin to enrolling in the army, recovering from addiction and alcoholism, and finally regenerating into the creative spirit that was always inside him. Alan traded self-doubt and the feeling of being an outsider for finding his people and stretching his talents in ways he had dreamed of as a child. He also talks about how instrumental the 12-Step Recovery process was...
2019-05-0350 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#73: The Body Transformation Experiment - Solo ShowSuper Power U Facebook Page Feedback and show ideas to hey@lisabl.com Lisa Betts-LaCroix on Twitter — @LisaBL Super Power U Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google PlayLisaBL.com
2019-04-2627 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#72: Mastering Money Systems with Fiduciary Financial Advisor Hilary HendershottFinancial Advisor and Entrepreneur Hilary Hendershott's Super Power is Boldness. She's passionate about amplifying women's financial freedom using inspired action that is pragmatic and goal driven. She talks with Lisa today about her personal experience developing bulletproof financial habits, key insights on how to pick a financial planner, common mistakes women make in finance, and her 7 Steps of Wealth that make up her Money Operating System. Join Lisa at the WomanSpeak International Festival May 17-19 in Sedona, AZ. TICKETS AND MORE INFO HERE. Super Power U Facebook Page Lisa on Instagram Hi...
2019-04-1950 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#71:Being Bold with Wanderer Beth WhitmanBeth Whitman is a contemporary wanderer with nearly 30 years of mostly solo travel. She has made a name for herself as a women's travel expert and is committed to encouraging women to travel more and expand their beliefs in what they are capable of. She talks about her favorite moments in adventure and the best places she has visited, her mission to give back and support women, and why she is such an advocate for solo travel. Join Lisa at the Womenspeak International Festival in Sedona May 17-19 Super Power U Facebook Page ...
2019-04-1245 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#68: What's YOUR Super Power? with Lisa Betts-LaCroixWhile I talk about superpowers every week this is the first time I've done a show to describe and support you in finding YOUR Super Power. Building your Super Power will allow you to take the impact you're having in every area of your life up a notch. If that's something that appeals to you, you can go to lisabl.com/coaching and book a "What's Your Super Power?" Coaching call. I would LOVE to connect with you, and support you in that way. Because the time slots available are so limited, this show is intended to make sure a...
2019-03-2229 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#67: Finding the Lightbulb Moment with Men's Dating Coach Greg SchwartzGreg Schwartz helps build a bridge between men and women in online dating, and helps them find long-lasting love, empathy, and connection. As the founder of Make Online Dating Fun, Greg's programs are practical solutions for today's online dating woes as well as a way to, in fact, make dating fun. Today he talks with Lisa about the steps he took to become a coach, his podcast What's She's Thinking, The Inner Game of Dating and what he has learned from going on over 400 dates. In the San Francisco Bay Area and you want to join one of...
2019-03-1549 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroFinancial Well-Being and Compassion with Money Coach Ashley Feinstein GerstlyAshley Feinstein Gerstley is an author, entrepreneur, feminist and The Fiscal Femme. She is no only on a mission to end inequality through financial wellbeing, but also to make saving, tracking, and earning more money fun and empowering. In fact, it is not unheard of for her clients to celebrate with money parties. Today, she speaks with Lisa about her own journey into money management, her new book The 30-Day Money Cleanse, and the connection between financial health, equality, and freedom. She also shares why it's helpful for everyone when women are wealthy, important practical starting tips for women to...
2019-02-2839 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroFreedom of Self-Expression with Podcaster Noah TetznerNoah Tetzner is all about the freedom to learn without judgment, dreaming big, and making history fun. This super inspirational and eloquent 17-year-old young man is the host of the very popular History of Vikings Podcast and the new Stories of the Second World War podcast. He is a model and advocate for independent learners and talks with Lisa about his passion for discovering opportunities to explore his creative potential. Noah also shares some of his secrets to massive success in podcasting, why he chose to do a podcast specifically on the Viking Age, and what we can expect...
2019-02-2129 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroMaking the Impossible Possible with Singularity U's Monique GiggyIt is Monique Giggy's full-time mission to work closely with impact-focused startups that solve world problems with technology. Today, she and Lisa speak about her work as VP at Singularity University, her experience with the triumphs and trials of leadership, the difference in women's and men's approaches in as entrepreneurs, and leading from behind. "True leadership comes from empowering others to fulfill their purpose." "I love coming up with new ideas and manifesting them from thin air." -Monique Giggy Mentioned in This Episode: Singularity University She's Bold Podcast with Bet...
2019-02-1524 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroFreedom to Emote with The Joy Junkie Amy SmithAmy Smith is known to the world as The Joy Junkie — a confidence coach and personal empowerment expert. She brings her irreverence, humor, and wisdom to the task of helping others stand up for themselves with grace and kindness. Today, she and Lisa talk about powerful ways to attract what you want, say no what you don't, the importance of vulnerability and the real key to long-lasting life changes. She also gives advice for those looking to get into the podcasting field, as her own show The Joy Junkie Podcast has been going strong for over six years. ...
2019-01-3149 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroFinancial Independence with VC Karen StewartKaren Stewart sees industries that need disrupting and she goes after them with confidence and tenacity. She has 25 years of experience in founding and building businesses that are empowering, structured differently than the traditional norm, and create significant shareholder value. She is the best selling author of Clean Break and has two companies both based on financial well-being — Bumble Bee's Venture Capital and Fairway Divorce. Today, she talks about what inspired her to be a serial entrepreneur and invest in financial independence. She also discusses how she selects who to invest in, the ways she is working to bring eq...
2019-01-2439 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroPower of Presence with Speaker Crystal LangenCrystal Langen is a story-teller, thought leader, transformational speaker, and stargazer. She has a passion for supporting women to embrace their beauty, speak up, and unleash their voices. Today, she discusses how the polarity of her upbringing led to her being such an available and present presence for both herself and those around her. She talks and shares her ideas on mixing routine and rituals, the lessons that unfolded when she decided to be a model for women, starting with her daughter. This episode may have you cleaning your closet, and embracing your inner self all at the same...
2019-01-1040 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroFaster Than Normal with Entrepreneur Peter ShankmanPeter Shankman believes in customers, companies, and people. As one of the most sought-after speakers on customer and social economies, author of five books, and founder of HARO, Geek Factory, and more he is an all-star in the PR field and beyond. Today, he shares the gifts of his ADHD, and how he came to realize it was a Superpower and not a hindrance. Peter Shankman Super Power U Facebook Page Super Power U Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google PlayLisaBL.com Super U Resources:Feedback and show ideas t...
2019-01-0322 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroComing Up Next with Lisa Betts-LaCroixJoin us on the Super Power U Podcast Facebook Page Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play Today Lisa shares a little of what's up next and reveals the grand prize winner of the One Year Anniversary Grand Prize. Listen online at: LisaBL.com Lisa Betts-LaCroix on Twitter — @LisaBL Feedback and show ideas to hey@lisabl.com
2018-12-1410 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroA Year-End Thank You!Enter our ONE YEAR Anniversary Giveaway by posting a review on the Facebook Page, iTunes, or Stitcher and then email hey@lisabl.com to let us know to enter you into the drawing which will happen on December 13, 2018. You could win: a Super Power U Podcast tank top, a "What's My Super Power" Coaching call with Lisa and a $50 Amazon gift card. Super U Resources: Super Power U Facebook PageLisa Betts-LaCroix on Twitter — @LisaBL Super Power U Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google PlayLisaBL.com
2018-12-0706 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroCommitment to Inquiry with Entrepreneur Christine Marie MasonLisa wraps up the year with the Christine Marie Mason, who was also the very first guest on the Super Power U Podcast! Christine is an author, speaker, Co-Founder and Director of New Earth Retreat Center, a 15-acre meditation center and farm in Hawaii, and Founder and CEO of Rosebud Woman. She is wide open and adventurous with a youthful and curious spirit and today, she talks with Lisa about how the Rosebud Company expresses reverence for women and helps them blossom into a space of self-love, ways we can integrate the yin/yang energies, and the retreats she...
2018-11-2946 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroFinding Magic In the Mundane with Vika ViktoriaVika Viktoria is on a mission to explore modern manhood and elevate the voices of high integrity. Today, she shares her story with Lisa on how she went from the "Beyonce of digital media," backpacked around the world, and then came back to win the Moth Story Slam. Vika shares stories of her illuminating conversations with men around the world, and shines a light on the fact that men and women need each other to grow and thrive. SHOW NOTES "I'm a bridge between the two worlds as a woman doing men's work." ...
2018-11-2334 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroGoing Deep with Polymath Allen SaakyanAllen Saakyn is a man of many SuperPowers. He is the host of Simulation Series, a live show and event series that approaches global topics with a meta-perspective from the leading minds in our world. Today he speaks about what inspires him personally to work forwards a better future, the expansive conversations he has had that have opened up a new dimension of thought within his perspective, his thoughts on the future of education, the concept of interconnectivity and the butterfly effect, the effect of a multidisciplinary approach to seeking high-quality knowledge, and how we can solve problems and...
2018-11-0838 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroOptimizing Human Healthspan with Dr. Molly Maloof Dr. Molly Maloof is not a normal doctor and has never wanted to be one. She talks today about the way she harnesses her ADHD and structures and organizes her life so she can achieve goals aligned with her mission, the latest in scientific wellness and her vision to reframe health media and reorganize the health care system to create and scale autonomy. Enter our ONE YEAR Anniversary Giveaway by posting a review on the Facebook Page, iTunes, or Stitcher and then email hey@lisabl.com to let us know to enter you into the drawing which will happ...
2018-11-0134 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroAn Impromptu Solo Show with Lisa Betts-LaCroixThis is a totally impromptu show that ended up being about authenticity, vulnerability and healing the wounded masculine in us all. SHOW NOTES SUPER POWER U Facebook Page Leave a review there and send an email to hey@lisabl.com to be entered into the drawing for our One Year Anniversary Celebration. Prizes are a Super Power U tank top, a What's My Super Power coaching session with Lisa and a $50 Amazon gift certificate.
2018-10-2631 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroMovement Alchemy with Bernadette PleasantBernadette Pleasant is a true alchemist and a provocateur on a profound level. She celebrates her own inner and outer beauty and supports others to be their most energetic, healthy and tuned in to the rhythm of their own inner wisdom and power. Bernadette talks with us today about the work she does to empower others through her classes at Femme!, and the private workshops and retreats around the world. She shares her love of music and passion for the drums to help us evoke and acknowledge our emotions, and why she welcomes you to be "too much" in...
2018-10-1839 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroEmpathy and Advocacy with Heidy KellisonHeidy Kellison is many things for many people, some of which include writer, who specializes in political non-profit communication, founding President of Friends of The Yolo Crisis Nursery, and Commissioner for First 5 Yolo. As a mother, Heidy is active in K-12 educational policy making, including local parcel tax campaigns, and homework policy reform. Through the nursery and her other services, Heidy has have helped serve and provide resources for thousands of families. She talks about the foundational importance of early childhood development, her love of ballroom dancing and the lessons she carries off the dance floor into the...
2018-10-1133 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroFlexing Connection Muscles with Master NetworkLou DiamondLou Diamond is a Master Connector and loves using his superpower to help individuals and businesses reach their peak potential. Lou thrives off of helping others discover their own unique opportunities and then connecting them to others that can help them grow and succeed. Hence, his own company Thrive, and very popular podcast, Thrive Loud. Today, he talks about how he discovered his love of fostering a culture and community through connection and deep relationships, the difference between connecting and networking, and the model he developed for knowing what it takes to be a Master Connector. "I...
2018-10-0433 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroListening for Truth with Astrologer Natha CampanellaNatha Campanella, Intuitive Guide, professional astrologer, and writer, uses her skill to read people as a way to help them also step into their own intuition and authenticity. Natha shares how she first realized she possessed the ability to feel the emotions and thoughts of others, how we can stand in our own power and claim our happiness without depending on others, the deep connection between our emotions and our physical health, the opportunities in life to step up and get more real, and the challenges that come when we show up and step into the world in our...
2018-09-2133 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroConnection Through Music with Singer-Songwriter Dana LaCroixMusician Dana LaCroix is a rare and shining example of a performer that performs for the sake of building connection and providing joy for other people. She is also a long-time working musician who loves writing a good song but helping people access music and find freedom in singing is what makes her light up. Today, she talks with Lisa about what inspired her to first pick up a guitar, the challenges she faced in her journey along the path of making a full-time career out of music, and the role structure plays in her artistry. She also talks...
2018-09-1440 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroCourage Insight and Fierce Love with Success Mentor and Medicine Woman Robin RiveraRobin Rivera is a wild woman warrior who lives from a place of raw truth and is dedicated to leadership, advocacy, and community service. She speaks with Lisa about her work to coach people and to help them transform their trauma into freedom, and the digital courses she created for women on a mission. She shares her personal story of overcoming trauma and sexual exploitation, the theme of freedom and vulnerability in her life, and how it connects to the wild woman inside of her. "I believed in the power of my word, that is all I r...
2018-09-0733 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroManifesting with Sex Therapist Jessa ZimmermanHow we experience sex in our relationships is so critical to enjoyment and fulfillment in life. Special guest Jessa Zimmerman, Licensed Therapist and Sex Counselor, podcast host and media personality, is making her mark on the world by helping couples with their emotional and sexual intimacy. She specializes in helping, educating and coaching individuals and couples using her nine-phase experiential process, that allows them real-world results in changing their relationship and sex life. Based in Seattle, Jessica offers both in office and online counseling and coaching sessions. Today, she talks with Lisa about relationship patterns that overlap...
2018-08-3037 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroFierceness in the Face of Uncertainty with Actor Marilee TalkingtonMarilee Talkington is an award-winning actor, creator of original work for stage and screen, director, and activist for women and artists with disabilities. Marilee has originated more than 60 stage characters, and takes a fearless stance on women being heard, and celebrating all types of uniqueness and diversity, both on and off the stage. Marilee speaks to the beauty in listening, her journey into acting and creative work, and offers examples of situations in which perseverance and growth reign supreme, no matter how uncomfortable the level of challenge and discomfort. Marilee Talkington - Website and Marilee's IMDB ...
2018-08-2345 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroChallenging Conventional Wisdom with Author Nir EyalNir Eyal is the author of the bestseller Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, and blogger at NirandFar.com. Nir has a ton to share on habit formation of both companies and individuals, and how different products control us. Habits account for 50% of our actions every day, so Nir works closely with companies to help them create products that help form and stick with habits to upgrade their life. Nir also addresses the difference between habits and addictions, the inner triggers that affect our behavior and misconceptions about distraction when it comes to technology, how to empower...
2018-08-1644 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroStopping Generational Dysfunction with Psychotherapist Victoria Lorient-FaibishThis week's conversation with Victoria Lorient-Faibish is extra special. Victoria is one of Lisa's oldest and dearest friends, and they reminisce about their friendship that extends back almost 4 decades, to high school! A relationship expert, keynote speaker, author and Holistic Psychotherapist, Victoria believes the key to self-acceptance is spiritual warrior work. She tells the story of her own rocky upbringing, and how she made the decision to transform her belief system through dedicated work and rewiring her thoughts. She believes that individuals with even the most dire family culture experiences can thrive when they discover and own...
2018-08-1034 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroDefying the Odds with VC Mark HamadeToday's guest, Mark Hamade grounds us in the need to be grateful for everything we have and then shares his personal experience of transforming his body from 390 lbs, and living in a wheelchair to his current state of health through habit, mindset, hard work and common sense. He emphasizes the importance of family and the pursuit of personal excellence as the deepest and most powerful motivation for success in business and in life. Mark Hamade Website On the Mark with Hamade Super Power U Resources: Feedback and show ideas to hey@l...
2018-08-0346 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroBeing Ridiculously Human with Gareth and CraigThis episode was recorded live from Podcast Movement in Philadelphia at the TalkShoe booth. So FUN to have Craig and Gareth as guests. They use their Super Powers of deep listening and curiosity to have Ridiculously Human conversations with fascinating people on their podcast of the same name. Mentioned in This Episode: Ridiculously Human Podcast Gareth and Craig's Website Podcast Movement Talk Shoe - A Community Building Podcast Platform Super Power U Resources: Feedback and show ideas to hey@lisabl.com Super Power U Facebo...
2018-07-2630 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroThe Power of Words with Crystallin DillonWhat if there was a way to rewire your nervous system, heal past emotional, physical, and spiritual wounds and in turn, create the external reality of our dreams? Contemplative Coach, and Master NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Practitioner Crystallin Dillon shares her personal journey and the events that led her down the path of wanting to free others of their pain and her massive perspective shift in college which resulted in finding and practicing NLP. Crystallin reviews the different types of attachment styles, and describes how they set the course for beliefs, patterns, and yes… results in our later life. Lastly, she d...
2018-07-1947 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroFacing Our Fear with Dreamwork's Production Designer Kendal CronkhiteEven as a self-proclaimed shy and introverted person, Dreamworks Animation's Kendal Cronkite took big, bold chances that paid off in her personal growth and career. Today Lisa talks with her about leaving her comfort zone and what's to be gained from facing our fear. She shares her journey starting from her time as a hard-working Art Center student through her many impressive roles in the movie animation business, including her work on The Nightmare Before Christmas and as Production Designer on Madagascar and Trolls. Super Power U Resources: Feedback and show ideas to hey@lisabl.c...
2018-07-1249 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroIntermittent Fasting Experiment - Month #2 Update and Feeling Good with Lisa Betts-LaCroixToday's episode is the official Month #2 update of the Intermittent Fasting experiment. And Lisa's description of a book that had a profound impact on her life, called "Feeling Good" by David Burns.
2018-07-0519 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroParenting with Possibility with Divia EdenDivia Eden joins us today for a talk about her interesting and collaborative "high-trust high-stakes" parenting approach, which is steeped in futurist ideas with an ancestral framework. She also talks about the importance of creating a community, her assumptions and broad perspective the power of choice and the vision of sharing ideas, necessities, and space within a community. Mentioned in This Episode: Becoming Eden The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Paul Graham “High Trust High Investment Parenting” Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think, by Bryan...
2018-06-2850 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroTurning Suffering Into Meaning with Dream Therapist Katherine LawsonThere’s a reason our guest today is nicknamed the “Indiana Jones of the dream world.” Katherine Lawson is a doctoral student in the Mind-Body Medicine Degree Program at Saybrook University and a certified Embodiment Imagination practitioner. She is a woman on a mission to shift the current state of conventional medicine to a more holistic and integrative place for those suffering. Katherine shares how the grief and loss in her own personal life led her to follow her calling to become a healer, specializing in dream work and helping people explore what they need to bring into their waking...
2018-06-2141 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroIntermittent Fasting Experiment Month 1 Update with Lisa Betts-LaCroixToday's Super Power U Podcast is a report on Month #1 of Lisa's Intermittent Fasting Experiment outlining what she did and the results. Generally, I really like to support independent podcasters but today I'm going to make an exception...because well, one thing you can count on is that I'll always make exceptions, without exception. The podcast episode I listened to recently which I loved, which is an episode of Radiolab called A Journey from Where to Where which is snippets of Oliver's Sack's conversations and thoughts in the final months of his life. I've always been a fan of Sack's work...
2018-06-0718 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroFacing Death: Serving the Dying with Palliative Care Dr Sandy BuchmanMost Americans are fearful of death! And our collective resistance to talking about is in the way of making compassionate care increasingly available. Lisa talked with Dr. Sandy Buchman --who was her mother's home hospice doctor-- about being a life-long learner and creating a free student-run highschool with other dropouts, how birth and death are natural and should be seen as community events, and using his Super Power of Compassion in Action in his work supporting the dying and their families in their homes and on the streets. Takeaways The difference between palliative care and hospice. San...
2018-05-2453 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroIntermittent Fasting - A Primer with Lisa Betts-LaCroixToday's show is all about Intermittent Fasting, how Lisa approaches it. It's chock full of resources from scientists, doctors, and friends to help listeners learn about IF and prepare to try it out for themselves. You'll Learn About: Lisa's appearance of the Experience 50 podcast with Mary Roger's Episode #124 How Phil Libin of the AI startup All Turtles and Evernote inspired Lisa to try Intermittent Fasting A reminder to go back and listen to Ep. #7 with Tiago Forte on productivity and creativity Lisa's love of chicken soup A types of Fasting A brief description of "ketosis" (with more at "Ketosis Explained") What an 18...
2018-05-1035 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroMirroring - A Relationship Skill with Lisa Betts-LaCroix and Victoria Lorient-FaibishToday is a deep dive into the process of Mirroring, one of the most profound skills to use in relationship to facilitate connection and rapport. It's an extremely effective tool to use when there is tension or when you don't feel understood in your relationship. The process as outlined by Harville Hendrix is a 3-step dialogue exercise you can do with your partner or with a close family member or any loved one to communicate about an issue or a disagreement that might be in the way of intimacy, fulfillment, and connection in your relationship. This episode focuses primarily on mirrori...
2018-04-1923 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroThe Power of STORY with Lisa Betts-LaCroix This is an out-of-the-box show. A Story...about the importance of Story. And about the teenagers who spoke up at the March for our Lives earlier this month. Stories have the power to help us reflect on our past, to connect with others, to express and share and create resonate emotions. Stories empower, engage and heal and help us to imagine and fight for our future. Stories can help us on the path to shifting our identities. And stories can move us to action. Finding our truth and taking a risk and showing up and getting...
2018-03-2920 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroPower of "PAUSE" with Lisa Betts-LaCroix Today's solo show, The Power of "Pause" is for anyone committed to improving the way they present verbal information. Communication skills are critical for anyone growing a business, building a brand, for performers and anyone wanting to have an impact in politics or education. So if you ever get nervous in front of groups small or large, or if you need to speak from a podium with a script or extemporaneously, if you're a podcaster looking to upgrade your interviewing or solo show content there's something for you in this weeks' episode. At the end of the show, Lisa made an...
2018-03-1528 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroKnowing your WHY with Lisa Betts-LaCroixThis episode is Lisa's first minisode, the Motivating Power of your "WHY" and it starts with a brief review of S.M.A.R.T. goals. Refresher? Check out Lisa's guest post for TechMama's on Tips For Family Goal Setting. The Bad News is that achieving goals is difficult. Change is uncomfortable. If you have a goal, you're going to have to work, get off the couch, turn off Facebook, say no to drinks after work or go to the gym when you'd rather have a snack. I know! Bummer! So... Gimme a Good Reason. That's what we need to get past th...
2018-03-0124 minSuper Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroTaking Stock with Lisa Betts-LaCroixThis episode we Take Stock of the learnings, the opportunity for growth and the themes that showed up in the first 10 Episodes! Online SHOW NOTES! First Principles guiding the podcast are learning, activated Super Powers and staying true to the Self. What's worked Show's on which Lisa has made guest appearances Next month is Social Media Marketing World Themes: Super Powers are difficult to identify in ourselves our culture needs feminine leadership -modeled by women and men Multi-poteniality as a Super Power Self-awareness and yoga Order and organization Taking Action Matters Deliberate Practice on Wikopedia and related books: Talent is Ov...
2018-02-0822 min
Super Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroIntro EpisodeWelcome to the intro episode of the Super Power U Podcast with Lisa Betts-LaCroix. In this episode, Lisa talks about her vision for the show and what you can expect each week. Subscribe for episodes each Thursday.
2017-12-1307 min