Finding Treasures in the Trash: From Denial to Self-Devotion with Trudy Goodman
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Ever ignored your gut and paid the price? Cari sits down with beloved teacher and mindfulness pioneer Trudy Goodman for a soul-stirring conversation about intuition, trust, and healing the parts of ourselves we've hidden away. Trudy vulnerably shares the ways denying her intuition led to deep personal pain, and how reclaiming it helped her rebuild a life of wisdom, creativity, and self-love. 🌱 The episode dives into the spiritual paradox of “no-self” vs. self-work, the nuanced dance between confidence and vulnerability, and how the practice of meditation can lead us not away from our...
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Reimagining Work Beyond Time and Hierarchy with Brian Gorman
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In a world obsessed with artificial intelligence, what if the future of work actually belongs to authentic intelligence? In this episode, Amy Lynn Durham sits down with Brian Gorman, author of Leading Into the Age of Wisdom: Reimagining the Future of Work, to explore how leaders can reclaim humanity at the heart of business. Together, they unpack three essential shifts: 💡 Reclaiming the Human Core: What truly separates wisdom from AI, and why empathy and discernment may be our most vital leadership tools. 🔄 Rethinking Work: How to move from time-based pay to energy- and results-driven...
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Stop Fixing Everything: The Courage to Let Go and Lead with Ashley Cox
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What does it really mean to lead without falling into burnout? In this episode, Amy connects with Ashley Cox, leadership mentor, author of “Transform Your Stories”, and host of the Impact Ripple podcast, to unpack three common leadership traps that quietly sabotage even the most well-intentioned leaders. ✨ In this conversation, you’ll hear about: The “worker bee,” “niceness,” and “helicopter” traps that drain leaders How reframing delegation as empowerment changes team dynamics The role of self-trust in building high-performance cultures Ashley’s Fire Mapping method for...
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Why HR Isn’t the Enemy with Jenn Ayala
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What does it really mean to be a human-first leader in HR? In this episode of Create Magic at Work, Amy connects with Jenn Ayala, a seasoned HR executive with over 25 years of experience, to explore what it takes to transform HR from a rule-enforcer role into a people-empowering force for good. ✨ In this conversation, you’ll hear about: Why Jenn believes kindness is the core of effective leadership How she overcame burnout and reclaimed her own well-being The powerful impact of “holding space” for employees in crisis What HR looks like across different generations Why praising others,...
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One Conversation Away: Hope for Gen Z with JC Carr
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What does the future of leadership look like through Gen Z eyes? In this episode of Create Magic at Work, Amy sits down with JC Carr — an Territory Account Manager at World Emblem, entrepreneur, and social media influencer — to explore how the next generation is reshaping business, philanthropy, and work culture. ✨ In this conversation, you’ll hear about: How JC built a successful exotic car brokerage while still in college Lessons Gen Z is bringing into traditional industries like manufacturing Why philanthropy and giving back are central to JC’s leadership approach Lean management...
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Finding Treasures in the Trash: Leaning Into the Pain with Lisa Danylchuk
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What if the parts of yourself you’ve tried to hide are actually the keys to your healing? 🌱 Cari sits down with her longtime friend and trauma therapist Lisa Danylchuk, founder of the Center for Yoga and Trauma Recovery and author of “Yoga for Trauma Recovery.” Together, they dive deep into the messy, magical process of turning life’s pain into purpose. Lisa opens up about her experience with grief and how yoga became her lifeline, sparking a lifelong mission to help others heal through self-awareness and compassion. The two explore how even the so-called “trash,” grief, shame,...
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Your Story Matters: Love Notes for Leaders with Cynthia Gregory
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We’ve all read the data on how storytelling drives connection and empathy. But what happens when people go beyond storytelling and put their most vulnerable, transformative experiences on the page? In this episode, I sit down with Cynthia Gregory—award-winning writer, journaling advocate, and publisher of “Love Notes from the Soul” and the upcoming “Love Notes 2.0”—to talk about how personal narrative can reshape workplace culture, inspire human connection, and even shift our physical and emotional well-being. ✨ Why vulnerability on the page can create power in real life ✨...
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Is Money Mindset Coaching Empowering Women… or Exploiting Them? with Suzanne Longstreet
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We’ve all seen the programs promising to “fix” your money mindset. But are they truly helping women step into power, or just selling us the same story in a shinier package? In this conversation with Suzanne Longstreet, master mindset coach, NLP trainer, and co-author of The Millionaire Codes, I ask the questions many of us are secretly thinking: ✨ Do women actually need more money mindset coaching, or do we need a new system altogether? ✨ How much of our struggle is “limiting beliefs” vs. systemic barriers like patriarchy and pay inequity? ✨ Why confidence often trumps...
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Red Flags, Green Flags, and Grace at Work with Kaitlyn Rios
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Red flags. Green flags. And the invisible signs of a toxic workplace that too many of us ignore until it’s too late. This episode brings you the powerful story of Kaitlyn Rios — her journey through burnout, the near-breaking point that changed everything, and the creation of Faced With Grace, her nonprofit dedicated to helping women navigate toxic work environments with courage and clarity. 🎧 Listen in as Kaitlyn and I dive into: The subtle red flags of a toxic workplace you might be missing The “green flags” and glimmers that point to healthy, life-giving environments Her deeply...
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Finding Treasures in the Trash: The Journey to Wholeness with Henry Most
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What if the parts of yourself you’ve spent years pushing away are actually the keys to your biggest growth? 🌱 Cari sits down with Stanford professor, executive coach, and therapist Henry Most for a deep yet playful dive into shadow work. Together, they explore Carl Jung’s framework for how we become our truest selves, why anxiety might just be a sign that hidden treasures are knocking at the door, and how leaders can move from constant “doing” to authentic “being.” Henry gets real about his own story, from childhood dynamics to a life-shaking crisis that became a turning point,...
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This week on Create Magic at Work®, Amy introduces you to the Flamekeeper—a powerful Archetype of Change™ who protects meaning, mission, and memory during transformation. Flamekeepers aren’t afraid of change—but they are deeply committed to keeping the soul of an organization alive.
You’ll meet Layla, a nonprofit leader whose values-driven leadership helped re-center her team when evolution started to look a lot like erasure.
Inside this episode: 🕯 The difference between resisting change and protecting purpose 🕯 Why Flamekeepers are often misread as "too idealistic" 🕯 How this Archetype acts as a moral compass in messy transformation 🕯 What every leader should be asking before rolling out change
Amy also shares how Create Magic at Work® uses the Archetypes of Change™ framework in executive coaching, leadership retreats, and team development to move change initiatives forward with more alignment—and less burnout.
🎧 Tune in if: ✔ You’ve ever rolled your eyes at someone who “talks about the old days” ✔ You’re the one constantly holding the torch for values ✔ Your company is in the middle of big change—and forgetting its roots
👉 Want to learn more about the Archetypes of Change for your organization? Visit createmagicatwork.net to connect.
Additional Resources:
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Key Takeaways:
- Flamekeepers protect organizational purpose, not resist change.
- They hold collective memory, tell the founding stories, and anchor teams in mission.
- When honored, Flamekeepers accelerate alignment and reduce resistance.
- Their shadow side includes inflexibility and potential burnout from holding ideals.
- Empowering them early in change processes can unify teams and preserve values.