Inside the mind of business strategist Ellie Mcmakin
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If you own a business or want to start one, this episode will inspire you to pull the trigger. Ellie shares with us her incredible journey from education to taking a chance to own her own business. She walks us through the courage it took to overcome the messages telling her she wouldn't be successful. Ellie remained curious and asked really great questions. From there, she received great answers and ideas and became wildly successful. Her true accomplishment was when she decided to try to duplicate her process with a whole new idea. She has such brilliant insight into business, what it needs...
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Mothers Day 2023
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We are back with a conversation about women, and the highs and lows that come with Mother's Day. We talk about finding our own inspiration and joy that hides in the cracks and can feel elusive. We are thinking about every woman out there who struggles on this day. There are so many hard stories and unfortunate circumstances that can cast a huge shadow. So many of us have to hold sadness, anger, frustration, and a million moments of unfairness. What we have learned is that there is a beautiful connection and divine feminine energy that we can connect to. We can hold the joyful moments and still...
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Divine Woman The Art of Unbecoming
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We are so excited to be back after a bit of a break. We've been busy working on our course, Divine Woman the art of Unbecoming. It has been in the works for a long time now. It was born from you our community and all of the questions, conversations, and interactions we've had with you over the years. We compiled all of our tools, education, and real-life moments of healing, to help you do the same. In this episode, Tresa shares a vulnerable healing process that came to her in the form of a dream. She shares her insight and how moving into her mid-life has been challenging, and some of...
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Echoes of Resounding Love: A True Story of A Polygamous Kid's Journey to Spiritual Awakening
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In today's episode, we have a conversation with Clayne Edward Wayman. He was a former member of the FLDS polygamist group referred to as "The Work." His new book Echos of Resounding love, A true story of a polygamist kid's journey to spiritual awakening" Is a gripping tale of Survival, abuse, faith, suppression, adultery, polygamy, enlightenment, and hope. Clayne has undergone a complete transformation from the lifestyle and beliefs he was raised with. He found the courage to challenge what the Divine means to him and discovered the sacredness of women and the role of men as we evolve. Hearing...
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Are you consciously living for yourself?
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Are you consciously living for yourself? We've been raised in a society that has taught us as women that our service to others is paramount and the ultimate priority. We tend to sacrifice our needs for those around us and frequently settle for the leftovers. We are in changing times that are asking us to emerge from the heaviness of the invisible expectations. We are being challenged to discover joy, pleasure, and connection. New moms are easily overwhelmed during the postpartum phase of life. As we age, we collide with our middle life and feel empty-handed and hearted in the...
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2021 Perspective on the New Year
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Today we look at the new year through a different lens. What if instead. of setting a bunch of resolutions, we allow ourselves to be in sync with the seasons.
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Re-Framing Expectations
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Expectations, seem to dwell under the foundation of everything we do in life. We are held to their impossible standards and unconsciously hold those we love to ours. Expectations we place on ourselves can become great benchmarks to achieve goals and find success, but when we project them onto others we become disappointed or dissatisfied in relationships.
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Root and Ritual
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Our conversation with Becca Piastrelli brought us the grounding and connection we didn't even know we needed. Her new book Root and Ritual drops November 16th. She breaks it into four chapters that focus on the following:
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Break The Good Girl Myth
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"By journeying through the Good Girl Myths and becoming more you, you will naturally case a ripple, a riot, a revolution within. You will come alive. You will create the radically new. You will bring about what the world needs instead of the good girl the world thinks it wants. And if that feels overwhelming, remember that you're not alone. You're weaving one vital thread in a larger tapestry of millions. We need all hands on deck."
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Holy Sh!t We're Alive.
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We are so excited to bring back Doug Cartwright to talk about his new bestselling book "Holy Sh!t We're Alive." Sometimes Life asks us to traverse the shadow side of the mountain. It can feel treacherous and scary. But when you summit and find the sun shining on your face after a journey like that, you evolve and find your true power.
info_outlineHuman Design. It’s a logical system that brings together principles of The I Ching, astrology, chakra system, and quantum physics. Your Human Design Chart, also called a BodyGraph, is calculated using your birth date, time, and place, to reveal your genetic design. It's like a combination of your astrology chart and Meyers Briggs, but way more specific and detailed for you.
Erin Claire Jones created our design and we were so curious to see what would show up. With just our birthdate, time, and place of birth, she was able to generate a profiled and distinct design that matched our personalities and behaviors with astounding accuracy. It's nice to know in detail how we each respond to life and situations. Erin has the loveliest way of breaking down each profile and then sharing strengths, weaknesses, and how we can best show up for each other. She works with businesses, couples, and individuals. She also offered a 30-page design that dives deep into the aspects that make you uniquely you!
There are 5 basic personality types, and within that based on the specifics of your birth, it gets really detailed.
Manifestor
Generator
Manifesting Generator
Projector
Reflector
There are energy centers that align with your chakra system that transform our life force energy. This aspect shows what energy centers are strong and those that we need to be more gentle with.
There are Authority types that add dimension to your profile
Emotional
Sacral
Splenic
Environment
Self-projected
Lunar cycle
Ego authority
Once you break these all down into a specific design for you, there is a detailed discovery of how you show up, respond to, and process life. We loved our journey with Erin, and hope you will find helpful information as you explore your own human design.
Erin has been featured in been featured in publications like Forbes, Nylon, mindbodygr
Erin is offering our listeners a 10% discount on a 30-page human design profile. Enter code ARTOFJOY.
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