Restart - 014
Soul and Stories
A year ago, I gave myself permission to pause everything when my dad was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. I stopped my podcast for many months. Now, I am back and want to help raise vibrations all around. So much Love and Light to you!
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Mel Bridger - Rising - 013
Soul and Stories
Mel Bridger became internationally recognized for her success in the Salsa dance industry in her twenties at venues around the world. Her energy and drive commanded a big following. She felt tremendous pressure feeling like she always had to prove herself to people and put on a certain persona. Behind the mask of success, happiness and confidence was Mel’s secret feeling of not being good enough. Years later those feelings worsened as Mel suffered from depression and anxiety that she kept hidden away from everyone around her. I met Mel in 2017 in London while seated at a table...
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Declutter Your Home and Let Go to Spark Joy - 012
Soul and Stories
In this episode, I reflect on how downsizing our possessions helped us to upgrade our lives. Our experience moving to China seemed impossible when we first started the process of decluttering and letting go of stuff we had accumulated throughout our lives. It turned out to be quite liberating and such a freeing experience as it opened up space for us to spark more Joy into our lives. Imagine that you’ve just been told you need to pack up your house to move to a new home. Just the thought of packing and moving is quite daunting for most of us. Now, imagine...
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Azul Terronez - How I Met My Husband - 011
Soul and Stories
Azul Terronez is an incredible husband, a wonderful father and my best friend. He lights up my life and many others who have the gift of knowing him. We met just over eleven years ago and have shared a journey and passionate pursuit to live in more alignment with our truth and inspire others to do the same. In recent years, we became business partners in our efforts to help authors find their unique messages, tap into their creativity and overcome resistance to write and publish their books. I am beyond words with excitement to be able to introduce you to Azul through this episode. It’s a...
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Enlightened Connections - 010
Soul and Stories
The New Year is here and there’s so much talk about setting intentions, setting goals for ourselves and moving onward and upward. Yes, it’s true that we only have the present moment and there is no turning back. Yet, we hope for a brighter tomorrow. In this episode, I take some time to reflect about where I am on my journey and a big lesson I learned that helped me to get here. I found myself reflecting back to 18 years ago in the days when my favorite TV show, Sex and the City, was a way to escape the day-to-day reality of my life. I dug into my memories back to August 2001 when Season 4...
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The Time to Create Magic is Now with Dawn Sinclair and Bahia Makhoul - 009
Soul and Stories
Who are you? It’s a common question and often leads to common answers linked to careers, roles and other circumstantial descriptions that help us set ourselves apart from others. Think about your answer to this question carefully. Who are you? What if you strip away all the labels, role expectations and conditions attached to your answer? Who would you be left with? Who are you? The answer is simple yet deeply intricate. Have you ever considered that we are all equal? That we are all connected? My guests today for this beautiful...
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Koes Bong - The Best Gift of All is Self-Love - 008
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Koes Bong was born and raised in Indonesia until he moved to the US for college in 2000. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Lindsay, and their two children. In this episode, Koes shares what it was like being unemployed after years of working in the software industry. Being highly educated and highly skilled had given him a false sense of security when his pursuit to land another job left him empty-handed for many months. Doorway after doorway failed to open and after more than 100 rejections from job interviews he began to reevaluate the meaning of...
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Becky Lindstrom - It’s Time for a New Perspective - 007
Soul and Stories
On a recent trip back to my hometown, I was reminded of my love-hate relationship with the place where I grew up. I attribute most of my negative viewpoint to the widespread homophobia I faced there as a deeply repressed gay kid, the closed-mindedness and traditional beliefs. I never felt I could be my authentic self under the cultural and societal pressures and chose to stay hidden for many years. Return visits always seem to stir up these old feelings for me. This time, my trip home was different. I went with a strong intention and chose to see myself and my connection to...
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Kathe Crawford Part 2: Living with an Open Heart - 006
Soul and Stories
This episode really took me by surprise. It wasn’t how I planned it to be and it was definitely not an accident that Kathe Crawford showed up to talk with me at this particular moment in my journey. Please note: This is Part 2 of my continued conversation with Kathe Crawford. You are exactly where you are supposed to be on your own path to living in divine alignment with your truest self. Recap from Part 1: While there were some unexpected turns, I have no doubts our conversation landed exactly where it was supposed to and will have lasting impact for someone out there who is having a...
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Kathe Crawford Part 1: Tapping into Your Truth - 005
Soul and Stories
This episode really took me by surprise. It wasn’t how I planned it to be and it was definitely not an accident that Kathe Crawford showed up to talk with me at this particular moment in my journey. I was having a tough day before we started our conversation. I just couldn’t shake it off and pull myself together. I almost canceled, last-minute. I am so glad I just leaned into my fear and pressed onward to do the show. I feel so close and connected to Kathe. She is a sacred soul sister. Her voice is like a hug that invites me to just be myself. I’m truly grateful...
info_outlineAs Koes progressed through his career and became a manager, he slowly noticed how this kind of mindset is not sustainable. He has his wife, Lindsay, to thank for shining the light on the idea of using self-love and self-compassion in cultivating empathy and wonder in his own life and in the lives of the people he worked with.
For Koes, this journey has transformed his mindset in realizing that what he does or doesn't do does not change who he truly is.