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COFFEE WITH NICOA: Creating A LIFE BY DESIGN.S2 EP37: DEVON KEELERNicoa has the pure delight of interviewing the daughter of our very first Coffee With Nicoa guest Caroline Keeler S1 Ep2 - the delightful Devon Keeler! They discuss Devon's life by design, including her upbringing in Michigan and the US Virgin Islands, her career shift from biology to clinical research and her all around personal growth journey. Devon emphasizes the importance of balancing intuition and logic, especially after her aunt's passing, which influenced her career choice in oncology. She reflects on the significance of self-worth, finding joy, and the value of...2024-12-181h 16
COFFEE WITH NICOA: Creating A LIFE BY DESIGN.Espresso Shot 37: PEACE OVER PAINPEACE over PAIN? Well, coaching helps! How? As a complement or alternative to therapy, emphasizing its future-focused approach. Using the analogy of a snake bite, Nicoa highlights the importance of healing rather than obsessing over the cause of pain. Nicoa encourages self-coaching practices, such as journaling, YOU CAN DO THIS YOURSELF! Creating a LIFE BY DESIGN you have to identify and release past grudges, embrace YOUR joy, love, and satisfaction. There's power in rationalizing past events to move forward positively, promoting forgiveness for personal well-being and to create A LIFE...2024-12-1607 min
COFFEE WITH NICOA: Creating A LIFE BY DESIGN.S2 EP36: JADE BEALL, PHOTOGRAPHER**TRIGGER WARNING: SA**Nicoa interviews the amazing JADE BEALL, a mother, self-love coach, and world-renowned photographer known for her truthful images of women. Jade's work, including her books "The Bodies of Mothers" and "The Crone Body," has garnered global attention and inspired millions. She discusses her journey from body dysmorphia to truly embracing her beautiful body, her experiences with s*xual abuse, and her powerful healing process. Jade emphasizes the importance of self-love, forgiveness, and creating a safe space for vulnerability. She also shares her recent life changes, including selling...2024-12-111h 13
COFFEE WITH NICOA: Creating A LIFE BY DESIGN.Espresso Shot 36: THE DOORWAY EFFECTNicoa introduces the "doorway effect," a method she learned from Michael Phelps to combat anxiety by replacing negative thoughts with positive affirmations as you transition between rooms, leveraging the brain's practice of dumping short-term memory. Nicoa also shares a personal practice of using mirror work (see LOUISE HAY's work) to boost self-esteem, recounting a client's experience as well as her own habit of affirming her body in the mirror, which significantly improved her body image. She encourages viewers to explore these techniques further, referencing resources like Louise Hay's books on mirror work and self-love.2024-12-0207 min
COFFEE WITH NICOA: Creating A LIFE BY DESIGN.S2 EP33: SUMMER LAMBERTNicoa bonds with one of her happiest new friends, Summer Lambert, a renowned photographer and storyteller in Wilmington, NC. They chat about Summer's life by design and chuckle over her obsession with traffic cones and the Olympics. Summer shares her journey from a young girl with a passion for photography to a professional who engagingly captures beautiful life stories for her clients. From her time at Nicoa's engagement party, to traveling to Ghana, as well as the impact of her brother-in-law's passing, Summer's life lessons emphasize the importance of community, faith, family, self-care...2024-11-2059 min