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May the life-force be with you!The Leadership Crisis with Ryana YusoffIn this conversation, Fiona and Kahreela interview Ryana Yusoff, a hypnotherapist, transformation coach, and sound healer.We discuss pushing boundaries in coaching and leadership, the importance of authenticity and vulnerability, and the characteristics of what makes a good leader.We touch on the leadership crisis and the need for leaders to do their own shadow and trauma work, which leads us to question whether this lack of inner work has resulted in a decrease of humanity in leadership.Ryana bravely shares her personal journey of overcoming childhood trauma and how...2024-08-071h 03
Own Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.19: Breaking Free From Toxic Masculinity and Embracing VulnerabilityIn this inspiring podcast, I had the privilege of conversing with Bonny Morlak, an award-winning Start-Up Growth Coach and author of the empowering book "Happy Founders." Prepare to be moved by his raw honesty and profound insights as we dive deep into the pervasive issue of "toxic masculinity" that has dominated authority and leadership for decades, fostering friction and resistance.
Bonny passionately emphasises that suppressing emotions and shying away from vulnerability lie at the core of these "toxic" traits, leading to the erosion of meaningful connections and relationships.
His candid acknowledgment of his "white privilege" is a revelation in itself...2023-09-101h 31Own Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEmbracing Your Challenges: Turning ADHD & Dyslexia into Strength with Simon MiddletonIn this powerful episode of "Own Your Breath," we delve into the inspiring journey of Simon Middleton, a remarkable individual who refused to let ADHD and dyslexia define his worth. Simon's story is one of resilience, transformation, and ultimately, owning one's breath in the face of adversity.
As a young student, Simon found himself misunderstood and labeled as the "stupid" and class clown due to his learning differences. The struggles he faced left him with deep-rooted imposter syndrome, making it challenging for him to embrace his own potential. But Simon's resilience and determination propelled him forward, leading him to discover...2023-06-0735 minOwn Your Breath with Ryana YusoffWisdom, Wealth, and Wholeness: Nurturing the Soul for a Fulfilling Life with Vikas MalkaniAs promise the next two months, Own Your Breath Podcast is celebrating our fellow male warriors as I just did with the incredible women from all walks of life the past months. I have invited male speakers to share their stories and wisdom with us. I am so grateful with the overwhelming response!
Opening this season with the renowned Soul Wisdom Coach, Vikas Malkani. We dive into the realms of self-development, and the profound wisdom of the soul. Vikas has been coaching the C-suites and celebrities through these years.
Vikas firmly believes that purpose is the driving force behind our...2023-05-2957 minOwn Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.16: Third Culture Kids: Between Worlds (Identity, Belonging and Transforming Unresolved Grief)Wrapping up my last episode of tributing and celebrating the divine women that we are is with the wonderful Nikki Muller, a TV Presenter and Third Culture Advocate. We delve into the extraordinary world of Third Culture Kids (TCKs). In this episode, Nikki shared her captivating journey- a TCK who navigated the complexities of multiple cultures, countries, unspoken grief, finding solace in her tribe and embracing her superpowers.
As a TCK, Nikki confronted a unique set of challenges, forever oscillating between worlds, cultures, languages and homes. The constant state of flux often left her yearning for a sense of belonging—a...2023-05-231h 10Own Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp15: How To Be More Successful in Your Career and Personal Life | Kaia ParvKaia Parv is amongst the minority of female leading in the fintech industry. She is a Partner and Chief Investment Officer at CrediLinq.Ai and no stranger to being on the stage globally in her pink suit and blonde long hair amongst all the dark suits. Kaia has attended my sessions and workshop in the past and what I love about her is her groundedness and humility despite oozing confidence and charisma of a powerful woman. An avid learner, you can tell that she takes her holistic wellbeing seriously. In this episode, Kaia shares her journey from a very humble...2023-04-251h 07Own Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.14: How to be Bold and Increase Confidence with Ryana YusoffIn this episode, I share tips on my growth game and how I cultivate core confidence through authenticity and vulnerability. Why even if we feel we are not enough, the more we should show up. From a very quiet and a traumatic child, I now coach leaders, ambitious people and running workshops for corporate companies including the top corporations on conscious leadership, managing stress and emotions. I was honoured to be awarded silver for best wellness coach globally last year.
As a recovering perfectionist, I realised how waiting to be enough had hold me back in so many ways and...2023-04-1433 minOwn Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.13: Gender Equality and Domestic Violence with Pirjo TurkI had the privilege to have a conversation with my special guest this week, Pirjo Turk. An activist from a young age, taking a stand for animals and environment, Pirjo is now a sociologist and majored in the management of the society. A researcher and expert on social policy and gender equality, she shared great insights on how we can be a better society, domestic violence, why men have shorter lifespan, understanding feminism and a lot more topics were discussed. So much learnings! I believe we as a society, collectively need to have more awareness of these issues and take...2023-04-041h 18
Her Undiscovered LifeHow to use Your Emotional Pain as the Catalyst for Your Greatest Transformation with Ryana YusoffDo you fear your emotions? Do you crave exponential transformation but fear what you might find on the journey of healing? Tune in as Ryana Yusoff, Transformation Coach, Hypnotherapist, & Energy Healer shares her story about how she grew up in an orphanage and followed an inner knowing that led her on a journey of powerful transformation & up-leveling including: falling into deep depression, quitting her successful career as a senior flight attendant, and going on the entrepreneurial journey while healing and transforming. An award winning wellness coach and owner of two businesses, Ryana also shares how she utilizes a variety of...2023-04-031h 18Own Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.12: The Power Behind Vulnerability and Authenticity with Amanda HartI’ve had the privilege to invite women who push boundaries from different backgrounds for my current series of 8 episodes for Own Your Breath Podcast. Celebrating everyone who recognises themselves as women. And of course, these episodes will be just as insightful for men. (I’ll be having a series by all men guests dedicated for men after this)
My special guest this episode is with Intuitive Consultant, Amanda Hart. She was a presenter for My Spirit Radio and a columnist for Soul & Spirit Magazine. Some of you might know her for her memoir, ‘The Guy Upstairs’ which was endorsed by key e...2023-03-2458 minOwn Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.11- Life Transition As A Trailing Spouse with Candice ChaignatA subject hardly spoken about, I’m so glad to have hypnotherapist, Candice Chaignat owning her breath with her journey. Very often being an expat’s trailing partner is seen as living the dream. We forgot the struggles of shifting your entire life to a new country, culture shock, language barriers, leaving your own job, family and friends, managing children whilst trying to keep the home together without much support is not an easy feat at all. Most importantly, all these lead to losing own identity. When one experiences these issues, it is known as trailing spouse syndrome. Candice shares open...2023-03-1845 minOwn Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.10- Understanding Intimacy, Love, Sex and Longings with Helle HudsonAs a human beings, we have a deep need for intimacy and love. However, there are so many misunderstandings around this topics. To begin with, we were never taught about them. We go through life through the generational conditioning that were passed on and unrealistic learnings that movies had created. In this episode, Intimacy and Relationship Coach, Helle Hudson explains of our real human needs and how we can build a better intimate relationship. You can find Helle at www.hellehudson.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/helle-fjord-hudson-89b8341b/ https://www.facebook.com/fjordhelle
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Send in a voice...2023-03-091h 06Own Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.9- Let’s Talk About Sex! With Bunny YanCelebrating the International Women’s Month this March, I’ve invited powerful and inspiring women from different backgrounds. I decided to open up the season with one of our most taboo subject- SEX! Today Im here with Bunny Yan! A fashion edutainer, a leading expert in sustainable fashion, and currently working on a new TV series. But It's her unique perspective on sex that made me invited her to the show. Unapologetically and ever so authentic, I truly enjoy this refreshing conversation with Bunny, that is different than the rest of my episodes and so much needed in our world. We c...2023-03-031h 09Own Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.8: Rising Above Shame and Fear as a Trans Person with Christy NordbergIn this episode, I chatted with Christy Nordberg about her story of struggles as a child and growing up as a trans person got her beaten up and constantly threatened. From being called the ugly swan, she went on to model and won a beauty pageant. Listen to this inspiring story of a courageous woman who overcame toxic, traumatic relationship and fought to live authentically true to herself. “What doesn’t kills you, makes you strong!” - her life principle. www.ryanayusoff.me
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ownyourbreath/message2022-08-0344 min
Own Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.7- The Importance of Vulnerability and Authenticity in Our Lives.As we progress further into the modern world, our tendency to be detach from our true authentic self gets even more as we fear being judged by others. In this episode, I chatted to my favourite psychotherapist, Emily Sanders on the importance of vulnerability and authenticity in our lives, be it personal or at work. We discussed why many fear showing up with them, the impact of the lack of them, the power of adapting it, different forms of vulnerabilities, misconception, why some find it hard to compliment and many more. I really enjoyed this conversation with Emily. So much...2022-06-261h 01Own Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.6- How I Heal My Grieving Through Showing Up And Owning UpEveryone grieves in different ways. In this episode, I spoke to Mia Sumiati on losing both her parents within 6 months. I came across Mia's post randomly on Instagram, paying tribute to her mother's 7 months and father's 7 days passing. The Drugs Don't Work by The Verve was the first line of her post with a picture of her parents in their younger days in black and white. I felt called to read her writings on the instagram carousel she made. It was so beautifully written with so much love, rawness and vulnerability that I knew, even in her sadness, this have...2022-06-1632 minOwn Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.5 - Healing From Alcoholism with Justin HoffmanI am so grateful to have this conversation with my old time friend, Justin Hoffman, CEO and President of cSolutions about his long journey of alcoholism to how his healing led to uncovering his true strength, healing his anxiety and relationships with his loved ones. He openly discuss his lifestyle then, his challenges and the repercussions of his actions. After years of excuses, one day he came to a realisation of how destructive his alcoholism was in so many ways. “Have I done everything to salvage my relationship? Have I done everything in my power to save my family that I...2022-05-2749 minOwn Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.4: How to Shift From Self Criticism with RyanaIn this intimate conversation from the heart, Ryana talks about her challenges and learning curves of launching the podcast. Shifting from anxiety and self criticism to self acceptance, self forgiving, gratitude and excitement. This podcast is the very medicine she needs for her fear of being recorded. And perhaps a source of encouragement of accepting where we truly are right now. In this episode, we will discover how changing the narratives of showing up will help us to be more confident and a better learner. Discomfort is the home for Growth! - Through inner work, Ryana coaches individual and corporate...2022-05-2017 minOwn Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.3: How to turn a Victim Mindset to Victory with Moses SimonFrom humble beginnings, Moses Simon didn’t do well in school however he put himself through private education and went on to become the head of marketing for the APAC region by 26 years old, for one of the biggest tech companies today.
He spent the next years being a high achiever, making up for his lack within himself. At the peak of his dream job, he lost it in 53 seconds. He fell very hard and lost his sanity, his money, his partner, friends and family. And most of all, his will to live. It was endless days of self victimising. Later...2022-05-1344 minOwn Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.2: From Hustling Hard to Inner Peace Through Mindfulness with Fiona McKinnonRyana talks to CEO & Founder of Moment Company. From someone who was constantly on the go, Fiona McKinnon shares her corporate career journey, lifestyle and coping mechanism then, to discovering the importance of slowing down, meditation and mindful breathing. Never in her life did she imagine she would ever be the person she is today. Catch this very interesting journey!
Fiona now helps others and especially corporate companies to take a moment for their well-being to prevent burnout. Her company created the Moment Pebble, a mindfulness device to help reduce stress. www.momentcompany.co/
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Send in a voice message...2022-05-0646 minOwn Your Breath with Ryana YusoffEp.1: Healing from Relationship Trauma and Discovering Yourself with Crystal McKenzie.Ryana talks to life coach and mental health therapist Crystal McKenzie who shares her traumatic relationship of manipulation, gaslighting and infidelity. In love and married young at 19, while still completing her studies, Crystal had no idea what she was in for. This episode of her life though had led her to deeper calling of healing and discover her true self. Crystal openly shared her vulnerabilities and how she finds peace and strength through it all. She now coaches women to heal their deeper wounds to live to their fullest potential. www.herundiscoveredlife.com
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Send in a voice message: https...2022-04-2958 minOwn Your Breath with Ryana YusoffINTRO - Our StoryA sacred container to your authentic self. Ryana Yusoff is a life coach, hypnotherapist and mindfulness teacher who is committed to embrace the complete human experience through love, connection and breath. With her fun and no holds barred approach, people open up to her easily. She invites people from all walks of life from everyday people to own their voices to professionals. Here’s to deeper, meaningful connection to be wholly us living in our full potential.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ownyourbreath/message2022-04-2702 min
After 6 HustlerEpisode 5 - Dear Anxiety, lets break up.Happy Midweek everyone! Here is the edited version of the previous "live" that we had with lifecoach Ryana Yusoff. Here we are raising awareness on Depression and Anxiety. Ryana also happens to be the brainchild behind Eclectic Room.
Disclaimer- Neither of us are medical professionals in this field, however Ryana is an Authentic and Mental Wellbeing coach where she helps people with depression and anxiety in her work. Come with open mind! Hope it is of benefit.
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