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See The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday73. Learning How to Love the Journey - with Michael JohnsonMichael Johnson is a Spiritual Life Coach and Marconic Energy Healer. In this episode, we get into all kinds of healing modalities including integrating nature into your journey. We go deep into how to explore and find joy throughout the process - really loving the exploration of it all and yourself along the way! And maybe that's really what it's all about!In the episode we get into: Why intention setting is so important and how to do itWhat "doing the healing work" looks like when integrating natureHow to sink into what is being asked of y...2024-07-1939 minSee The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday72. How to Manifest your DREAM life - with Lucie PtasznikDo you know what abundance feels like? Does your dream life feel attainable? What if the way to get there was more about feeling into that space before it even happens? What if that's actually how you MAKE it happen? In this conversation with Lucie Ptasznik, that's exactly what we get into. Lucie created her own dream life with beautiful confidence, determination, optimism and unwavering belief it was possible - and now she teaches others how to do it too. In the episode we get into: How to let go and truly follow your dreamsWhat happens whe...2024-05-0747 minSee The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday71. Speaking with The Heart and How it Totally Changes the Way We Communicate in Relationships with Dr Heather BrownDr. Heather Browne PsyD, LMFT, helps people recognize the power of communication. In this episode, Dr Heather shares her wisdom about communicating with heart increasing connection, understanding, and the love we give and feel. In the episode we get into: How we each function from our own realitiesHow to meet someone where they're at, but still stay grounded in yourselfWhere compassion comes into playHow to respectfully disagreeWhy not allowing our kids to have their real emotions can be damagingHow to bring our issues to our partner with loveWhy listening doesn't mean we agree What it means to...2024-04-221h 05See The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday70. How Your Life can Totally Change When you Eliminate Anger with Mort OrmanWe all struggle with anger at times, or have someone close to us who does. It can be be difficult to manage, can affect our lives in all kinds of negative ways and just plain doesn't feel good. So what can we do to better manage it? Or better yet, stop anger from happening in the first place...Enter Dr. Mort Orman, who himself struggled with anger for years. As a busy MD he saw first hand the direct effects that anger had on his patients and noticed the terrible ways it was affecting his own l...2024-04-071h 00See The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday69. Create Inner Calm Quickly with Micro Meditations with Ann SwansonSometimes starting something like meditation can seem overwhelming, or too time consuming. That's where Ann Swanson and mini meditations come in. Life these days is busy, and to fit something else in can feel like a big ask. What if you could do meditations anywhere, anytime? What is those meditations instantly made you feel better? At peace, calm and like the best version of yourself? And what if it all felt easy and actually helped you create MORE time in your life? That's what Ann's meditation approach is all about. Her beautiful voice alone invoked huge ca...2024-03-031h 10See The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday68. How to Get into Flow with Change with Jane CebrynskiLife coach, yoga instructor and all around beautiful and inspiring person, Jane Cebrynski shares all the best ways to navigate change. Jane's coaching style is to approach life like an athlete, but she's also super yogi-zen too. I love this combo and it's so beautifully authentically her. Through this unique intentional, results-oriented style Jane shares her wisdom on navigating change with confidence and grace, but also learning to love the journey to get to where you're going along the way. In the episode we get into: How to have goals but also to be present and ap...2024-02-121h 08See The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday67. *Raw and Unfiltered* - The Magic of Chanting with Kimberly BraunIn this episode, we totally break with tradition and have shared the raw, unfiltered version with you. When I went back to edit, there was just too much amazing background conversation that I really wanted to share. Kimberly Braun had been a guest previously. As a TED X speaker, mystic, teacher, author, former nun, minister, and so much more, we had a heart expanding conversation on episode #66 that ended up talking about her experience with chanting. I've been curious about chanting for a while and really wanted to go deeper with this, so asked her to c...2023-12-0331 minSee The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday66. What Happens When you Allow your Soul to Lead the Way with Kimberly BraunKimberly Braun is an author, a poet, TED X speaker, minister, teacher and a mystic. She has written a book of beautiful poetry (spoiler alert - she shares one of her poems in our conversation! ) and has also written a book on her years of life in silence as a Carmelite nun. Her energy is so calm and soothing and Kimberly is just filled with wisdom on how to live a more aligned and spiritual life. We talk meditation, religion, love, intuition, healing and a so much more. Just a few of the topics we get into in th...2023-12-0358 minSee The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday65. Embracing Your Wounds as Invitations to the Highest, Most Awake Version of You with Damla AktekinFrom the moment I met Damla, she exuded a real calming energy. And that's exactly what she does. She work to create calm, peace and healing though energetic work including inner child exploration, journaling and crystal connecting. In our interview we touch on many ways to heal and connect with our souls, exploring the idea that our wounds are not here to make our lives painful, but rather to show us our light, to lead us directly to our highest and truest potential. In the episode we get into: Getting beyond living through out minds and...2023-09-1846 minSee The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday64. Why You Create Deeper Connection when you Stop People Pleasing with Amy Green SmithAs a people pleaser, I know how complicated it is. It feels like it's part of who we are and how we like to give and show up for others. But when can it be not so good for us, or even not so good for those that we care most about? When does it get unhealthy, inauthentic, and maybe even keep us stuck and unhappy in ways? In this interview with Amy Smith Green - who is amazing - we discuss WHY we people please, how to feel into when it's not serving you, beginning to notice w...2023-08-221h 13See The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday63. Living a Truly Authentic Life on Purpose with Colleen ColesLiving authentically, on purpose. How would that actually feel? Letting go of all the ways we think we're supposed to live and finally allowing ourselves to be truly free...Have you ever thought about what this would mean for you? Or how it could totally transform your life and how you feel? In this interview with life coach, spiritual guide and all around beautiful person, Colleen Coles, we get into the heart and soul of stepping fully into your life and how to actually do it. In the episode we get into: Why sticking things out...2023-07-261h 05See The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday62. Removing Money Blocks, Becoming Financially Empowered and Stepping into your Most Abundant Life with Patti HandyIn this interview with former financial advisor and mortgage broker turned financial coach for divorced, single and widowed women, Patty Handy, we talk all about women and money. From investing to tax strategies, to calling in abundance and overcoming money blocks, we hit every element of how to attrace, build and manage abundance financially and in all elements of life. In the episode we get into: How our money story creates our money realityWhy awareness and being honest about your starting point is the key to changingHow financial abundance is available in an infinite amount of way...2023-06-2453 minSee The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday61. Believing the Love You Want is Possible and How to Call It In with Evan Marc KatzIn this interview with long time dating coach and author, Evan Marc Katz, we go into all the ways to show up as the highest and best version of yourself in dating and relationships. Evan shares simple (but not always easy) ways to be more intentional in our dating and relationships - getting you closer to finding that deep soul connection and how to recognize it when it shows up. (Hint - it's all about paying attention to how you feel.) In the episode we cover: The one key quality that is most important in the begi...2023-06-101h 11See The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday60. Why Healing our Childhood Trauma can be the Key to Finally Ending Unhealthy Relationship Patterns with Susan GoldWe all have childhood trauma of some kind. Even if it wasn't trauma with a capital T, we each had needs which weren't met which can be subconsciously driving us to unhealthy patterns and behaviours. Although these behaviours may have served to keep us safe at some point, they may be sabotaging our adult lives and drawing us into unhealthy dynamics which are difficult to understand and break free from. In this episode with Susan Gold, life coach, author and all around beautiful person, Susan shares her story about growing up with difficult family dynamics and how i...2023-06-0444 minSee The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday59. Getting off Autopilot and into Soul Aligned Living with JJ DigeronimoIn this episode author JJ Digeronimo gets real about being real with ourselves. So often we can get caught up in the going and doing of life, taking us down a fast moving path where we miss so many of the things that are really important to us and may not even be where we want to be going anyway anymore. Sometimes, we haven't even checked to see if the life we we are living is aligned with who we are. JJ shares her story about waking up and connecting with her authentic truth and why it...2023-05-1445 minSee The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday58. Love and your Louis Vuitton - How Our Soul Connects with People AND with Things with Aaron AhuviaI LOVE my Hermes bracelet. My girlfriends gave it to me on my birthday and it symbolizes so much more than the beautiful piece of jewelry that it is. To mean it feels like friendship, connection, my old life in Florida, good wine, boat rides, raising our kids, long phone calls, shopping trips to Sassy Boutique, tennis matches on clay courts, days at the beach, drinks at the tiki bar, great memories, laughter, and girlfriends who have stood by me through anything and everything and make me feel like coming home every single time I visit.In t...2023-04-251h 02
Awaken Heal and Thrive!How Much 5D Ecstasy Can You Stand? It’s Here ... the Moment You're ReadyI recently had an intensely ecstatic experience of 5D consciousness – almost more than I could stand! I describe that experience in this 15-minute episode. And – assisted by ChatGPT’s surprisingly helpful 5D insights – I suggest ways that you can reach and stabilize 5D consciousness yourself. This will provide you with extraordinary benefits, and support the great global awakening! (See the end of the show notes for ChatGPT's description of 5D.) Resources "See the Upside” with Nina Blaicher: #57 - Connecting to your Higher Self for your Daily Dose of Healing, Peace and Bliss with...2023-04-1114 minAwaken Heal and Thrive!Will These 5 Magic Words Unlock Your Next Awakening?For years, five magic words have helped me uncover what's in the way of my next awakening. In this 10-minute episode, I tell you what those words are, and how to use them to take your spiritual awakening to the next level! Resources My podcast guest appearances in late March and early April of 2023: “The Existential Empath” with Tonia Marie: #186 - Embodying the Awakening Process with Benjamin Bernstein “Let’s Talk Soul” with Claudia Monacelli: S2, E223 - Spiritual Awakening with Benjamin Bernstein "See the Upside” with Nina Blaicher: #57 - Connecting to your Higher Self for you...2023-04-0410 minSee The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday57. Connecting to your Higher Self for your Daily Dose of Healing, Peace and Bliss with Benjamin BernsteinIn this episode Benjamin Bernstein (who read my natal/astrology chart in episode 52) is back to share his incredible tools - Instant Devine Assistance Invocations. Definition of Invocation: The summoning of a deity or the supernatural for assistanceBenjamin has written a book called Instant Divine Assistance (available on Amazon) about how we each have the power to summon the divine within ourselves to call in peace, joy, healing, and a good dose of yummy bliss any old time we want to. Daily? Yes please!In the episode we talk about: Wha...2023-04-0356 minSee The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday56. Navigating Menopause with Grace - What to Expect and How to Slow it Down with Sheryl CarrollAt a recent party a close friend of mine asked me if I had gotten hot flashes yet. My response was: "I don't know, what does that feel like? How would I know." She laughed and then responded - "OHHHHH honey, you would KNOW!" This sparked my interest in menopause and perimenopause. I basically knew liternally nothing. This was not something my mom EVER mentioned and my friends haven't really talked much about it either. So this episode was truly inspired by me wanting to know what to expect. What happens to our bodies? When does it st...2023-03-291h 17See The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday55. Healing Multiple Sclerosis Through Healing Her Heart with Traci HillAfter a devastating diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis in her mid 20's, Traci Hill decided to make some changes. Through health and wellness focused experimentation and practices, she completely changed her life and is now totally symptom free. Traci healed herself by starting with healing her heart, and the results were nothing short of remarkable. Along the way she realized that the power to change and choose better was inside of her and she had been giving away that power her entire life. The beauty of that? In the episode we talk about: How important it...2023-03-051h 01See The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday54. Everything you Want to Know to Create Deep Connection in Your Relationships with Marc WendtDoes your relationship fulfill you on a soul level? Do you connect with your partner in a conscious, deep way? Are you unsure about how to even start that conversation? Many relationships struggle to find deeper connection. Our busy, fast paced lives make slowing down and connecting meaningfully difficult, but the amazing news is - it IS possible - whether your relationship is new or you've been together a long time - it just takes a little courage, patience and intention. So how do you make it happen? What's the best way to offer the inv...2023-02-271h 03See The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday53. How to Find the Soul Filling, Heart Expanding, Deeply Connected Love You're Looking For with Crystal IsomWe all could use a BFF that gives to us straight. Who wants the very BEST for us, who knows how special and deserving we are, and wants us to find happiness and heart bursting, inspiring, best version of ourselves love. She's here. Crystal is your new bestie who loves you to death, but tells you the truth. The kind of truth you need to hear when you're hanging on to relationships that don't bring out the best in you, when you're settling for less that you want and less than you deserve. The one who tells you...2023-02-061h 09See The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday52. Deep Dive into My Strengths, Wounds, Relationships and Purpose: Astrology Reading with Benjamin BernsteinIn this episode, Astrologer, Shaman and all around intuitive rockstar, Benjamin Bernstein reads my natal chart. We deep dive into all the ways I have opportunity to heal and grow, expand and blossom and live my very best life. I've always been fascinated with Astrology and how we are all unique intuitive beings connected to something greater than ourselves. I was aware of my sun sign (Virgo), Moon Sign (Aries) and Ascendant (Pisces) and the general idea of that they mean - Sun - your identity, who you are are, your essenceMoon - how...2023-01-221h 07See The Upside - Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Life a Little Better Everyday51. How to Feel Light, Free + Calm by Decluttering your House and Your Heart with Conny GrafI think we all like to do a little bit of decluttering for the new year. Getting rid of the old and changing up the things that no longer serve us. What we may not realize until we're actually doing it, is it can be really hard to let go. Why do we get so attached to things? Why do we want to hang on even when we know it's not good for us or when we may not even like something? In this episode with Conny Graf we talk about clutter. I'm not just talking about ph...2023-01-161h 05
Reinvention RebelsReinventing Yourself After 50: Reinvention Rebels Season 4 Highlights Episode | Bold & Unapologetic Midlife Women that Inspire!Do you know that you can dream big, overcome self-doubt and reinvent yourself in midlife and beyond?Yes, YOU. 😍You can live on purpose and invite in new possibilities.You can decide now's the time to pursue your desires.You can ditch others' limiting beliefs and find your reinvention groove.You can finally make yourself a priority.I know it's true based on the amazing midlife and older women I interview - Reinvention Rebels who have reimagined life in their 50s and beyond to find new purpose and...2023-01-0622 min