Be. Play. Love.

What if personal transformation didn't have to be HARD? What if you could PLAY your way through obstacles in life and relationships? That's what the conversations on Be. Play. Love. reveal to you. Listen in and learn how to embrace your whole self. Pull up a chair and let's explore how to… - Live your life fully in your purpose - Interrupt old patterns and befriend your feelings - Experience “play” as a way of being Join us each week if you want to live consciously, joyfully, and transform your life and relationships, (especially when confronted with the unexpected and unknown!) Hosted by Katie Hendricks PhD. You may know her from Oprah and her long-time collaboration with husband and co-author Gay Hendricks. Katie pulls from 50+ years of clinical movement therapy. Co-hosted by Sophie Chiche, serial entrepreneur, former senior contributor to HuffPo, whose work has been featured on Ellen and Good Morning America.

Your Creativity Isn't Dead...Here's How to Revive It w/ Laurie Shiers 06/24/2025

Your Creativity Isn't Dead...Here's How to Revive It w/ Laurie Shiers In a world that worships productivity, we’ve traded our inner spark for efficiency and completely lost the creativity that’s vital to flow. For many of us, this disconnection with our creativity goes back to childhood. This is where we were taught not to be weird. Where we were trained to do things in one specific way, and forced to correct ourselves when we didn’t. For years, we’ve heard negative things that have shaped how we feel about our creativity, so no wonder we’ve suppressed it. But without play, coloring outside the lines, and trusting the parts of ourselves that don’t “make sense,” we’re cut off from something important. When we begin listening to that inner nudge, just for 10 minutes a day, something extraordinary starts to happen. We come alive, playfulness begins to emerge, and our inner landscape will match our outer expression. If our creativity has been boxed in for ages, how do we find it again? How do we venture from our zone of excellence into our zone of genius? In this episode, we’re joined by Laurie Shiers, a lifelong writer and creativity coach who once thrived in the fast-paced world of advertising, but eventually realized she was living someone else’s version of success. We talk about the systems that trained us to shut creativity down, and how to let our creativity become our leader, especially in moments of grief, transition, or reinvention. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -The zone of genius vs. the trap of excellence Are you succeeding at something that no longer lights you up? How can you tell if you’re in your true genius, or just doing what you’re good at? -Creativity as a relationship Creativity is the old friend you abandoned. How do you repair that bond and make space for joyful expression again? -The healing power of play How does play help us process pain? And why is creativity often the most honest response to grief, loss, or emotional stuckness? -Permission to color outside the lines Why do we fear being “too much”? And what changes when we stop trying to be acceptable and start being fully ourselves? Guest Bio Laurie Shiers is a creativity coach, a believer in the power of play, and someone who knows firsthand how transformative a blank page—or a fresh start—can be. After spending 15+ years in advertising as a copywriter and creative lead, Laurie felt burned out, disconnected from herself, and knew it was time to make a change. So, she did what she hadn’t done in years: she returned to the sandbox. She played and wrote. She made potions and paintings. Not for work or for anyone else; just for joy. Through that process, Laurie rediscovered that creativity isn’t just about making something beautiful; it’s a tool for transformation, a way to shift perspective, and a path back to ourselves. A new focus was born. Today, as an ICF-credentialed Professional Certified Coach with a degree in human development, Laurie helps others reconnect with their intuition and desires to unlock new possibilities in their lives and careers. Through expressive arts including writing, painting, and embodiment practices, she guides artists, entrepreneurs, and those in recovery to get out of their heads, reconnect with their inner wisdom, and tap into what matters most. Laurie is the co-author of the bestselling book Mindset Mondays with DTK, the creator of Creative Block, and the maker of a series of guided journals designed to make self-discovery both playful and actionable. When she’s not coaching, you’ll find her writing poetry, making a mess in her art studio, or uncovering new ways to transform “what if?” into “why not?.” Visit to learn more. About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After, and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/37064920

How to Release the Old to Make Room for What’s Next 06/17/2025

How to Release the Old to Make Room for What’s Next You’re standing in front of a mess…clothes, memories, identities…scattered on the floor. A rod gives out, a shelf falls, or maybe your inner structure does. It looks like chaos, but it might just be intuition telling you: it’s time to release the weight, it’s time to let go. Whether it’s a closet full of old identities, a childhood belief you’ve outgrown, or a lingering fear that you’re still “too much,” life finds ways to show us what no longer fits. But what if that collapse isn’t a failure but an invitation to release, integrate, and reclaim ourselves? It’s a shift trigger - another opportunity for curiosity, attention, circulation, and appreciation. How do we use the “falling rod” to grow further? What happens when we treat a shift trigger with curiosity? In this episode, we explore how closet collapses and pickleball revelations can support intuition and gently guide us toward more freedom, more play, and presence. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode When the rod breaks What does a fallen closet rod have to do with personal transformation, and why do breakdowns often come before breakthroughs? Your body knows before you do Physical sensations like heaviness or tension can act as intuitive clues if we’re willing to listen and follow them. Objects hold energy, and so do we What happens when we surround ourselves with things that reflect our current values instead of outdated versions of ourselves? The new AAA From pickleball courts to grocery store checkouts, ordinary interactions become extraordinary mirrors for healing, awareness, and aliveness. How can we meet situations in life with attention, appreciation, and action? About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After, and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/36956370

From Interruption to Inner Flow: How to Use Play As a Path to Wholeness w/ Alana Shaw 06/10/2025

From Interruption to Inner Flow: How to Use Play As a Path to Wholeness w/ Alana Shaw Creativity isn’t just a skill, it’s a lifeline in a play-deprived society. When young people feel unseen, unheard, and unwelcome, they shut down. Their development gets interrupted. Their story gets cut short. But give them the joy of movement, and a place to express their creativity, and something transformational happens. They come alive. Not because someone told them what to say or how to be, but because someone finally asked: Who are you? And what’s inside you, waiting to be expressed? In this episode, we explore what happens when we stop trying to “fix” kids and instead create the conditions for them to be fully seen, felt, and valued. We look at how creativity, play, and radical presence can disrupt cycles of invisibility and disconnection, not just for youth, but for adults too. We’re joined by Alana Shaw, founder of Turning the Wheel, a national nonprofit that brings creative expression to underserved youth across the country. Her work restores flow, it’s not just about performance, but a return to inner wholeness. How does the power of play translate into healing? How do we reclaim our value and heal our inner child? In this conversation, Alana shares what happens when we invite kids to lead with their play and creativity, and how adults can grow self-love, regulate emotion, and begin reweaving the threads of their own stories. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode Creativity as medicine What if expression, not explanation, is what really heals us? How can movement and play reach the parts of us that words can’t? The power of being seen So many of us carry the wound of invisibility. What shifts when someone meets you with full-bodied presence and says, “You matter. I see you.”? How to love yourself for real Self-love isn’t just a concept. It can be a practice we return to daily. How do we do this with more ease and joy? Growing wholeness in others (and ourselves) Healing isn’t about fixing what’s broken, but about restoring the flow from within. How do we cultivate environments where people feel free to unfold? Guest Bio Alana Shaw is the founder and executive director of Turning the Wheel. She is an inspiring and empowering speaker, teacher, and guide. Alana has facilitated joyful and healing movement events in cities in the US and Canada for over 30 years. Her dynamic and energetic presentation style is both humorous and transforming, and consistently positive and uplifting for her audiences. She holds an MFA in Dance from the University of Colorado with a thesis on healing and reintegration through creative expression. Alana's books, "Dancing Our Way Home" and "The Body Now" catalyze her mission to inspire a new paradigm for inclusiveness, collaboration, and community engagement. Both books are available on Amazon. She is also a certified Hendricks Body/Mind Vibrance Coach. . About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/36892045

Embodied Power: How to Stop Running From Your Emotions w/ Julie Colwell 06/03/2025

Embodied Power: How to Stop Running From Your Emotions w/ Julie Colwell The power-over / power-under / power-with dynamic isn’t just something we have with other people, it often resides inside us. When we override our emotions, suppress our sensations, and try to outmaneuver our discomfort, we manifest that dynamic. We see it when we push past our sadness, armor over vulnerability, or try to exert power in ways that are loud and forceful instead of connected and quiet. Maybe it’s thinking we need to toughen up and act like a badass in reaction to our sadness. That’s what we think being powerful looks like. But what if the real path to personal power was learning to stay? To breathe. To notice. To be with what’s actually happening in our body. Most of us are in a constant, unconscious tug-of-war with ourselves. Trying to control, suppress, or outperform our inner experience. But emotional triggers are a huge opportunity many waste. They are an invitation to move old pain through and reclaim our presence. This is what true, embodied power looks like. In this episode, we’re joined by Julie Colwell, PhD, a psychologist, teacher, and author who’s spent decades training coaches and therapists in conscious relationship skills. She takes us through her heart-centered S.E.W. practice to guide people back to alignment in moments that would otherwise spiral into self-judgment, shutdown, or struggle. You’ll also witness us work through a real-time moment of sadness and regret using Julie’s process. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -Feel to Flow Body awareness is the key to emotional freedom. Can connecting to our physical sensations shift us out of self-judgment and into grace? -Power Over vs. Power With What if our instinct to control others (or ourselves) is actually a fear response? How does hierarchy creep in during reactive states, and how do we choose co-creation over control? -From Shame to Self-Compassion Honoring our emotional truths creates space for transformation. Is there a way to meet our inner child with kindness instead of critique? -What You Really Want Under every reaction is a deeper longing. How do we uncover our truest desires once we’ve moved the emotion through? Guest Bio Julie Colwell is a Psychologist, speaker, author, and guide for relationship transformation and the Founder of the Evolutionary Power Institute. Julie catalyzes relationships out of old, stuck patterns and onto the road of their innate creative potential. Her proven methodology can be applied by any willing person and embodied over time with the support of the dynamic Evolutionary Power Institute community she founded, as well as the vast library of books, videos, audios, and blogs that she’s authored. Julie teaches her powerful, immediately applicable practices to large and small groups through interactive presentations and workshops, as well as training practitioners in my approach. She works with a small number of couples and individuals to support them in unlocking the energy that will jettison their lives and relationships onto the paths of true possibility. To learn more about her work, visit About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After, and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/36712940

When Love & Beliefs Collide: Repairing or Releasing a Friendship 05/27/2025

When Love & Beliefs Collide: Repairing or Releasing a Friendship Here’s an uncomfortable or even painful experience many people are having right now. Losing a friendship over differing political views or fundamental values. It hurts…but what if it’s also a window into something deeper? In today’s cultural climate, the divide between people often goes far beyond a simple disagreement or differing opinions. It can reveal a far deeper truth: when values clash, friendships can break. But what does that rupture reveal about how we relate, how we build trust, and how we stay open in moments that hurt? Most of us are taught to manage difficult emotions by defending ourselves or retreating from discomfort. But those very emotions, the anger, sadness, and disappointment, can be an invitation to connect more honestly. Do we avoid the messy middle and settle for predictability? Or do we choose curiosity, get in the pool, and learn to swim, again and again? In this episode, we talk about the micro-moves that make or break our relationships. We explore how trust is built not through agreement, but through presence, tossing the metaphorical ball, and choosing openness in the face of rejection. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -The art of the toss There are two options in relationships: meet each other with presence, or let the ball drop. Why is the metaphor of tossing and catching the heartbeat of every real relationship? -Reconnecting and recommitting Why are people so quick to discard people when there’s a disagreement instead of working through it? -Curiosity over control What happens when we stop predicting and start wondering? How do we replace defensiveness with genuine curiosity? -The end of performative friendship How do you know when someone’s no longer “in the pool” with you? And what does it mean to choose integrity over rescuing a relationship that won’t meet you halfway? About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After, and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or , and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/36648870

The Fear-Driven Urge to Fix and How to Get Past It 05/20/2025

The Fear-Driven Urge to Fix and How to Get Past It Sometimes, the danger isn’t real, but our bodies still act like it is. You’re stuck in traffic, someone you love is upset, or a friend doesn’t text back, and suddenly, you’re spiraling. Your heart races, your thoughts scramble, and before you know it, you’re either fixing, fleeing, or shutting down. What’s happening? In a world that constantly pushes us to stay in control, we forget how to stay connected, to ourselves, to others, and to the moment. But our bodies remember. They hold wisdom, intuition, and the capacity to guide us, if we’re willing to listen. When we learn to pause, feel, and trust, we unlock a deeper kind of safety that doesn’t depend on circumstances. In this episode, we unpack the fear-driven urge to fix, the stories our minds create to avoid discomfort, and the deep wisdom available when we drop into presence. Through stories of hypervigilance, childhood coping strategies, and even traffic-induced meltdowns, we explore how embodiment opens up more freedom, clarity, and connection than control ever could. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -The fixing instinct Why do we leap into action when someone else is struggling, and what are we really trying to avoid? -Hypervigilance reframed What if your childhood survival skills could become your greatest gifts, once you learn how to work with them instead of against them? -Your body gets there first How can checking in with your body (instead of your thoughts) stop fear from spiraling and bring you back to your own inner wisdom? -The contagion of calm What happens when we meet tension with grounded presence, and how does that ripple outward to others? About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/36623725

Psychedelic Presence: How to Heal the Places Words Can’t Reach 05/13/2025

Psychedelic Presence: How to Heal the Places Words Can’t Reach There are many ways we try to heal. Therapy, meditation, breathwork, movement, and mindset work - just to name a few. These paths are powerful, transformative, and often life-changing. But sometimes, despite all the tools and effort, there are places within us that remain untouched, places our intellect can’t quite reach. We’re exploring one such threshold, where healing stops being something we do and becomes something that happens to us at a cellular level. Where transformation drops from the head into the body through the quiet, mystical intelligence of mushrooms. Journeying with and surrendering to mushrooms isn’t an escape from reality, but rather a deeper entry into it. That’s what we’ve experienced. In this episode, we share our personal experiences with psilocybin (aka “journey mushrooms”) in a candid, responsible, and deeply moving conversation about transformation, play, healing, and the way wisdom often arrives when we least expect it. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -Change doesn't have to be hard We’ve been told transformation is painful and slow. But what if that’s just an old story? What if mushrooms and nature itself could teach us to let go of suffering and embrace ease? -How to love your body in a completely new way From gratitude for ankle bones to releasing years of shame, how can psychedelic journeys help us rewrite our relationships with our bodies in the most unexpected way? -What do you know that you don’t know you know Could someone else take a substance and access wisdom from your life? Are we all more connected than we realize? -From comparison to inner clarity How can a conversation with a pear tree (yes, really) teach us to stop trying to be something we’re not and embrace the beauty of who we already are? About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After, and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/36538610

From Defensiveness to Discovery: How to Stop Assuming the Worst 05/06/2025

From Defensiveness to Discovery: How to Stop Assuming the Worst We all do it. When there’s silence, ambiguity, or the absence of clear feedback, we fill in the blanks with stories. But here’s the problem: our minds don’t reach for generous interpretations. They default to criticism, fear, and doubt. Whether it’s giving a talk, navigating a friendship, or reflecting on ourselves, we often assume the worst, even when reality is far more kind. Evolutionary survival instincts, societal conditioning, and inner critics keep us stuck in fear-based thinking. What if there was a powerful alternative (spoiler alert, there is!) - reconnecting to the present moment, our curiosity, and embodied awareness brings us back to center so that we can really see the truth in front of us. But what happens when we let those made-up stories dictate our behavior, disconnecting us from others and ourselves? In this episode, we unpack the human tendency to assume the worst, especially in the absence of feedback. We dive into how we can stop making up stories and start living from wonder instead. Things You’ll Learn in This Episode -From defensiveness to discovery Why does your mind automatically assume the worst when you don’t have all the information? How can you retrain it to lead with curiosity instead? -The power of “I’m making up a story” How does owning your internal narrative out loud open the door to deeper connection, especially in moments of tension or misunderstanding? -The loop of awareness What happens when we shift attention between ourselves and others, and how can this “loop” help us co-create instead of self-isolate? -Reconnect through the body Why does presence live in your body, not your head, and how can physical awareness stop fear from spiraling into self-doubt? About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/36340900

How to Reclaim Creativity in a World Obsessed with Productivity 04/29/2025

How to Reclaim Creativity in a World Obsessed with Productivity In our world, productivity and creativity occupy two different buckets. The former is functional, necessary, and purposeful. The latter is frivolous, chaotic, and irresponsible. It should be put on the back burner so that we can focus on “more important things.” As a result, creative expression ends up as an afterthought, something we can only do after the real work is done. The problem is: so many of us end up feeling disconnected from our creativity, cut off from a vital resource for resonance. What if instead of putting off creativity for later, we could integrate it into everything we do? We can find harmony between creativity and productivity - getting things done and expressing our essence. The key? Integrity and freeing ourselves from the unspoken rules we follow about creativity. In this episode, we share how to recover your creativity and express yourself in a way that’s authentically you. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -How to unblock your creativity Creativity isn’t something specific people manufacture from nothing, it’s a natural impulse we all possess. What blocks us from it? -Tap into your creativity Integrity is the safe structure that supports many areas of our lives. How does inner debris block integrity and eat into our creative space? -How to let your creative impulse arise For many of us, our creativity was suppressed by other people’s judgment. How do we recover it? About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/36299245

Working on Something New? Don’t Bottle Fear In, Blurt It Out w/ Naz Perez 04/22/2025

Working on Something New? Don’t Bottle Fear In, Blurt It Out w/ Naz Perez Something most people underestimate about having a big vision is the process of bringing other people on board. Whether it’s an investment partner or a strategic collaborator, we’re required to communicate what we see, open ourselves up to their opinions, and invite them to join us on a journey to an uncharted territory. It’s a vulnerable place, so of course, old fears, old stories, and upper limits will come up. How do we get them to trust us and see what we see? How do we silence those old stories from past experiences? For most change-makers dealing with the fear of executing a big vision, the natural response is to keep all the anxiety to yourself. Bottle it in so people don’t think you aren’t cut out for it. The problem is this isolates us and makes connection and collaboration impossible. Instead of hiding your feelings, try this instead: Voice and share what you’re experiencing and let people in on what’s going on internally. This will create a new space where people can collaborate with and contribute to you rather than having to get in line and follow you. Then, you can proceed together and create something beautiful. How do we get underneath the old stories and figure out where they come from? How do we open up about our fears? In this special coaching episode, we’re joined by TV Producer, Host, and Podcaster Naz Perez. She shares her recent experience of bringing a vision to reality. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -From either/or to both/and One of the most common manifestations of the Upper Limit problem is thinking of a situation in binary terms. How do we shift to seeing more possibilities? -Transparency creates trust When it comes to voicing our vision, we often avoid sharing our anxieties and fears because we think it might stall the project. Can opening up move things forward faster? -Support your magnificence In unknown territory, it’s easy to start changing yourself to fit in. Why must we avoid this? Guest Bio Naz Perez is a TV Producer, Host, & Podcaster. She got her start on the hit daytime talk show Ellen in production and then went on to produce for E!’s Live from the Red Carpet and the popular E! True Hollywood Story docu-series. After E!, Naz produced 5 seasons of the number one prime-time show ON ABC: THE BACHELOR, THE BACHELORETTE, AND BACHELOR IN PARADISE. ABC’s The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, and Bachelor in Paradise and 2 Bachelor spin-off series on Freeform called Happily Ever After. She left reality TV in 2017 to pursue a career on camera and is currently an on-camera host for Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, The Los Angeles Dodgers, T-Mobile, and The I Don’t Get It Podcast. Naz has also worked for various digital outlets, including but not limited to E!’s Daily Pop, Clevver, ATTN, UPROXX, & Citizen Watch. In addition to hosting, Naz is the founder of a support group for people that are heartbroken called Heart Broken Anonymous. Visit to learn more and follow her on . About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/36220745

Play-Powered Living: What It Looks Like and How to Get There w/ Rabbi Jessica K. Marshall 04/15/2025

Play-Powered Living: What It Looks Like and How to Get There w/ Rabbi Jessica K. Marshall An aligned life filled with presence, playfulness, freedom and growth expresses itself in many ways. It shows up in our choices (and how we make them), our relationships, our words and how we live. In short, it’s highlighted in our ability to Be, Play, and Love. Most people miss the fact that the process of finding one's own alignment is an inner game. It has little to do with what’s happening outside of us, and rarely stems from finding the right routine, ritual, or life hack. It’s continuously dropping into our heart space, feeling into what’s right, releasing fear, and expanding our capacity for good things. This sounds like a lot of serious work, but it doesn’t have to be! There’s nothing better than when we can weave together deep wisdom and playfulness. That’s where life gets delicious! How do we find what flow and alignment mean to us? What gets in the way of it? In this episode, we’re doing something different. Spiritual coach Rabbi Jessica K. Marshall joins us today to ask us some questions! We share what’s most meaningful and joyful to us and how we express it in our lives. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -Weave deep wisdom into play Is there a way to grow in our purpose without losing our playfulness? How do we find that balance? -Be willing for things to be easy Our society is attached to the idea of struggling if something is right. The truth is, when we’re on the right path, there’s less friction. How do we identify when we’re out of alignment and pushing harder than life wants us to? -From control to curiosity In most relationships, the intention is to be right and in control. How do we let go of those old patterns and get to the part where we can explore, grow, connect, and play together? Guest Bio Rabbi Jessica K. Marshall’s soul is nourished by loving connection to others and the natural world. She serves by creating a sacred space to honor moments of joy, tenderness, and overflowing possibility. For the last 20 years, in environments as diverse as colleges, congregations, and secular settings, Rabbi Jessica K. Marshall has nurtured each person’s inner and communal connection so their path lights up with ease, abundance, and JOY! Fusing personal growth and inclusive spiritual paths beyond Judaism, she draws on nature-based ritual, energy practices, and a healthy dose of playfulness and humor. Jessica is a devoted galvanizer of sacred community, which she uses to reveal the depth of meaning that awaits us when we bring our full selves to communal experiences. She offers weddings, a virtual spiritual community, and one-on-one support to bless the love and spirit present in each chapter of life's journey. Find out more at . About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/36084860

The Politeness Problem: How to Stop Withholding Your Truth 04/08/2025

The Politeness Problem: How to Stop Withholding Your Truth In the name of politeness, we often sugarcoat or dilute the truth, twisting it into something softer that we think the other person would rather hear. Instead of saying what we truly mean, we go out of our way to smooth over situations in hopes they’ll land better. Here’s the issue: when we start holding back our real feelings, we disconnect from ourselves and others. We step out of alignment with our inner wisdom. Though society teaches us that maintaining peace is more important than being honest, human beings are meant to express themselves. While we may fear that speaking our minds will lead to conflict, there’s nothing more harmful than sugarcoating the truth. Suppressing our true feelings damages our relationships and makes us lose integrity. It’s impossible to live fully and authentically when we’re weighed down by unexpressed emotions and holding back our true essence. But where does this need for politeness come from? How can we stop withholding and start expressing ourselves honestly? In this episode, we explore how to break free from sugar coating and embrace genuine self-expression. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -Truth is located in the body, not the brain When we’re in integrity, our body sensations will tell us when we’re concealing instead of revealing. Why do we need to get out of our heads to gain access to this valuable raw data? -Withdraw, withhold and project Withholding our feelings immediately puts us in a state of disconnection. How does it lead to us projecting and turning our problem into someone else’s? -Clear the debris People think withholding is the best way to maintain a relationship. The truth is, the relationship loses its integrity when we’re not honest. How do we move through a kerfuffle in our friendships without interrupting the flow of connection? About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people!odcast CTA /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/35966895

How to Make Up Your Mind By Listening to Your Body 04/01/2025

How to Make Up Your Mind By Listening to Your Body One of the biggest barriers to us getting the things we really, really want are the mixed messages we send to ourselves. We want it, then we’re not sure we do. We want it again and then we don’t think it will work out. We definitely want it, but then we can’t do it because it’s risky. When we want to go in a certain direction, we won’t reach our desired destination this way. Instead, we need to be fully committed and completely in alignment - not shaky or wishy washy. The missed messages take different forms - maybe it’s doing a push and pull, making excuses not to take action, or just dipping our toe in. However it manifests, this creates a tangle in our energy system and that keeps us from having any momentum. When we fully commit to something and go all in, that’s when we experience the magic of the universe conspiring for us, but it starts with taking our whole selves into the decision. If we treat what we want like we deserve it and believe the world is there for us to go after it, that’s when the magic happens! How do we use body wisdom to figure out the direction we want to take? How do we fully commit to something? In this episode, we talk about how to find alignment so we can make decisions with less internal friction. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -Make what’s going on in your mind real How do we use movement to role play walking in each direction towards the thing we want or don’t want? -Thank you for self-selecting The safest place to get feedback is from people who are in alignment themselves. How do we identify who is in integrity and who definitely isn’t? -Recognize your inner yes and no In our early years, we’re taught that our own experience doesn’t matter so we lose trust in what we’re experiencing. Why does that make it hard for us to know what we really want? About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/35862130

Aging Playfully: How to Make Peace With Uncomfortable Experiences w/ Dr. Susan Campbell 03/25/2025

Aging Playfully: How to Make Peace With Uncomfortable Experiences w/ Dr. Susan Campbell If there’s anything our culture likes to collectively ignore, resist and hide, it's aging. And yet, aging happens to every single one of us - whether it’s aging parents, aging partners or aging selves, we all have an experience with it. With age comes the opportunity for nourishment and deeper learning, but aging also comes with some unpleasant emotions and experiences. Cognitive and physical decline and even loss are all parts of the process of getting older. How do we learn to treat these things as a learning adventure? How do we deal with loved ones becoming shadows of their former selves? Instead of resisting the things that come with aging, embracing them makes life richer. The skill of learning to be with unpleasant experiences and emotions is one we can learn at any point in our lives, and it certainly comes in handy when we’re getting older. How do we build this skill? What are the gifts of aging? In this episode, we’re joined by couples therapist, relationship coach, author, speaker, college professor, trainer, and founding teacher of the Getting Real work, Dr. Susan Campbell. She shares how we can be more prepared for unwanted changes and why that can be an enriching experience. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -Use everything that happens for learning When it comes to aging, most people want to resist or ignore what happens. Why do we need to allow what is to be there? -The loop of awareness Unpleasant interactions don’t just throw you out of connection with your loved one, they also affect your connection with yourself. How do you find yourself again? -Embrace, don’t erase How do we approach the aging population? How do we avoid making assumptions about their reality? Guest Bio Dr. Susan Campbell is a couples therapist, relationship coach, author, speaker, workshop leader, trainer, college professor, certified Radical Honesty trainer, and founding teacher of the Getting Real work. The Getting Real work is a body of communication and awareness practices that foster personal healing and social evolution. She has written eleven books on relationships, including several best-sellers. A faculty member at the San Francisco Gestalt Institute and an Adjunct Faculty at Saybrook Graduate School, Susan trains coaches and therapists throughout the U.S and Europe to integrate the tools in this book into their professional practices. In her own practice, she works with singles, couples, co-workers, and work teams helping them communicate respectfully and responsibly when conflicts arise. Dr. Susan’s latest book, “From Triggered to Tranquil” provides tools for navigating emotional reactivity in all types of interpersonal relationships, organized around five steps to “trigger mastery.” Visit to learn more and get the new book . About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/35794795

From ‘Yeah, But’ to ‘Yes, And’: How to Embrace Life’s Flow with Wonder 03/18/2025

From ‘Yeah, But’ to ‘Yes, And’: How to Embrace Life’s Flow with Wonder In improv and in life, “yes, and..” are two words that allow us to receive what’s coming at us, integrate it and add to it in our own way. “Yes, and” has its own flipside which completely kills all play, wonder and joy, and it’s known as “yeah, but”. When people say “yeah but” when something happens, it makes them protect, contract and move away, instead of coming forward and connecting. Here’s the thing: life will always unfold in a spontaneous way and we can’t control what comes up. Adopting a “yes, and..” attitude allows us to be in harmony with life’s twists and turns, and it makes everything more joyful. If we stick with a “yeah, but” attitude, we’ll never get to experience the expansion and wonder of curiosity. Why do people say “yeah but”? How do we shift into curiosity? In this episode, we talk about the difference between “yes, and” and “yeah, but”, and how to align ourselves with the energy of wonder. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -From criticism to curiosity If you grew up pickled in criticism and negativity, it’s really easy to become a “yeah, but” person. How do you shift into a “yes, and” attitude? -Receive integrate and respond How do we stop protecting, contracting and disconnecting and start expanding, coming forward and connecting? -Find harmony between form and aliveness In life, we need both free flow and structure. How do we build a bridge between the two? About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/35679055

Expand and Integrate: How to Successfully Navigate the Unknown 03/11/2025

Expand and Integrate: How to Successfully Navigate the Unknown Anytime we head into the unknown and want to break past a limit, a question arises inside of us, “is it safe for me to be this big out in the world?” That’s because if we want something bigger, our ceiling has to rise to encompass that thing and that can be scary. Sometimes we’ll expand into that bigger thing but then shrink back into our familiar shells. If we don’t make our presence bigger than our fear, this process will keep repeating itself. What if, instead of expanding and contracting - we could expand and integrate at a new level? That’s where flow comes into play - it’s a way for us to expand our capacity for bigger things with curiosity, instead of contracting ourselves back into the known. Like a dance where we don’t quite know the routine, the key is to move so that the next step emerges from the flow. How do we integrate to a new level and not sabotage ourselves? How do we reduce our fear when we’re stepping into the unknown? In this episode, we talk about how to accompany yourself to the next level. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -Find safety in integration not contraction When we’re faced with the unknown, we can either contract or expand into it. How do we leap into the latter without fear? -Turn towards what’s wanting to happen When we’re in the flow (not the fear) of the unknown, life becomes a free form dance. Why do we have to let go in order to find the next step? -It’s as easy as saying “tell me more” When we stay in conversation with others, it opens up the flow. How do we learn to go into unknown situations with curiosity instead of contraction? About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/35553810

From Pitchforks to Peace: How to Lead in Highly Polarized Times w/ Betsy Stix 03/04/2025

From Pitchforks to Peace: How to Lead in Highly Polarized Times w/ Betsy Stix One of the unfortunate truths about our society is that we’re more divided, vitriolic and operating from fear than ever before. When we look at how people interact, there’s no civility and mutual respect anymore. There’s this huge collective tantrum and so much anger in people and it’s completely polarized the culture. This is especially highlighted in the political sphere. From local government to the national stage, there’s more division, more contempt than collaboration, and that was never the original intent. At its very basic level, government is about creating harmony and equity in society, but that’s not happening anymore. How did we get here? How do we find peace in the midst of such vitriolic polarity? In episode, former mayor of Ojai, California, Betsy Stix joins us to talk about leading in these contempt-filled times, and how she maintained equanimity in inflamed situations. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -A powerful impetus How did The Big Leap lead Betsy Stix into local government? -The source of our separation The amount of conflict and polarity we’re seeing in our world feels unprecedented. How did we get here? -React, disengage or rise above In these times of high conflict, it’s really easy to get hijacked by fear. How do we redirect towards love? -Back to breath How do we use our breath to create safety for ourselves when there’s chaos all around us? Guest Bio Betsy is a lifelong teacher of human development, yoga, English, and French and former mayor of Ojai, California. After teaching for decades, she decided to run for mayor in 2020 during COVID, after reading Gay Hendricks’ “The Big Leap” and learning that the city council was slow to enact environmental and social justice policy. She canvased the town of 7,500 people in a mask and won 64% of the vote! And she won again in 2022 when she ran against actor Anson Williams. During her tenure, the Ojai City Council passed rent stabilization/tenant protection, a greenhouse gas emission reduction code, approved truly low income housing while developing better solutions for the unhoused, passed animal protection ordinances celebrated by PETA, improved the city’s plastic and tree ordinances, flew the Pride Flag for the first time, and founded the Mayor’s Youth Council. She is proud to have run two 100% positive campaigns and championed emotional and spiritual intelligence while moving the ball forward for progressive issues. She was so grateful to have been able to depend upon her yoga practices and experience teaching children and young people as well as the teachings of Katie Hendricks and Marianne Williamson to support her during her time in office. She looks forward to continuing to serve her community and the planet. Follow Betsy on . About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/35440225

How to Use Melters to Turn Fear Into Flow 02/25/2025

How to Use Melters to Turn Fear Into Flow What’s the cure for fear? Fearlessness? Avoidance? Rationalization? The answer is…none of the above. Fear is something we all experience, and even though it dresses itself up as different things (anger, diminishing or attacking ourselves), the same thing happens. When we’re afraid, we make an enemy of everyone - even ourselves. We become internally gridlocked so we can’t problem-solve. We fall into whatever reactive pattern we learned early on to cope with our fears. Thankfully, there is a better remedy which we all possess. The only true solution for fear is presence. We have to locate ourselves within the fear and move it through our bodies with something as simple as wiggling the body a bit. What are some simple fear-melters that will allow us to not be ruled by fear? How do we create even the tiniest doorway to presence? In this episode, we talk about simple but profound tools for shifting from fear into flow. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -How fear works Why does fear incapacitate us internally and why do we get so tripped up when we’re afraid? -From gridlocked to “goldfish” Fear has a way of internally incapacitating us. What simple exercises can we use to interrupt this pattern? -How to befriend yourself through fear When we are fearful, we tend to abandon ourselves and disconnect from others. How do we use presence to be softer towards ourselves and create doorways to connection? About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/35354765

Detoxification Before Optimization: How to Heal an Inflamed Body w/ Meghan Swidler 02/18/2025

Detoxification Before Optimization: How to Heal an Inflamed Body w/ Meghan Swidler When it comes to transforming and healing our bodies, our culture is heavily fixated on quick fix inputs. Food, supplements, gummies, trading your coffee for that trendy new herbal tea, eating more protein, trying the latest sugar alternative…the works. People do just about everything to improve their health via what they put into their bodies, and it doesn’t work. Why? Because they don’t take the time to examine the environment they’re putting those things into. If your internal terrain is broken, clogged up, inflamed, contaminated and compromised, no amount of optimization or miracle ingredient will work. People are walking around with stored up toxic waste and debris in their bodies, and it affects them physically, spiritually and emotionally. In order to truly transform, we need to detoxify before we try anything else. How do we begin to detoxify a body clogged with debris? How do we start experiencing our birthright aliveness? In this episode, we’re joined by Holistic Health and Detoxification Coach, Meghan Swidler. She shares why all healing begins with an unclogged internal terrain, and how we make it happen. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -Symptoms are a miracle When you have a detached relationship with your body, it’s really easy to ignore all the ways it’s telling you something is wrong. How do you know your body desperately needs a detox? -Clarity inside, elevation outside For so many people detoxifying their bodies creates a cascade of breakthroughs, miracles and opportunities in other areas of their lives. Why does this happen? -Cleansing is a process not an event In this instant gratification culture, we might expect internal cleansing to be instantaneous. Why does it often get worse before it gets better? Guest Bio Meghan is a Holistic Health and Detoxification Coach - specifically an expert in deep cellular cleansing & detoxification specializing in colon, liver, parasite, mold, and heavy metal detox. She currently supports high-performing individuals—founders, co-founders, entrepreneurs, CEOs, and other corporate leaders—who are struggling with gut, hormone, thyroid, energy, skin, or any other physical symptoms to help them cleanse their bodies, transform their health, and upgrade their lives—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually—to reach their full potential. She is also the author of — a comprehensive gut health guide and of — a comprehensive and revolutionary deep cellular cleansing and detoxification guide, an advisor to a health-focused venture capital fund, a creator on and on , and an angel investor in consumer health tech companies. Important Links: About Your Hosts Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/35314680

How to See Infinite Possibilities Instead of Limited Options 02/11/2025

How to See Infinite Possibilities Instead of Limited Options “I had no choice”, “this is how it has to be”, and “it is what it is” - for some people these aren’t just statements, these are the basis of their entire reality. Rather than seeing themselves as architects with a wealth of choices to shape their lives, they feel resigned to the idea that things are fixed just as they are. No alternatives and no changes. This way of thinking goes back to the same place: the old stories we run in our minds become the cages that limit our own lives. It’s like we’re sitting in a container that shrinks our possibilities, but we can open the door anytime we want. In any given situation, there are many possible choices but if our field of view is limited, we’ll never allow ourselves to see them. The result? We give our power away to the external world, and feel oppressed by the misery of seemingly being choiceless. How do we learn to shift out of all these stories, and truly tap into our creative engine that gives us hundreds of choices? How do we see endless possibilities where others see limited options? In this episode, we talk about how to stop limiting yourself and believing you have no choices. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -Be Response-ABLE People limit their own choices because of fear. How do you reclaim responsibility and start to see all the other options that are available to you? -Activate curiosity and wonder How do we identify the old stories that are making us feel choiceless, how do we change the framework? -Make a new choice Let’s admit it: old stories are comforting because they are familiar, not because they are helpful. How do we create a new context around curiosity and choices? Register for Katie’s Newest Program, , and learn how to create new stories that serve your ultimate aliveness and expansion! Add “Be Play Love” in the Additional Notes section on the checkout page, and receive a complimentary copy of Gay Hendricks’ latest book, Your Big Leap Year. About Your Hosts Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT*, is an evolutionary catalyst and freelance mentor who has been a pioneer in the field of body intelligence and conscious loving for over forty years. Katie has an international reputation as a presenter and seminar leader, bodifying the core skills of conscious living–authenticity, response-ability and appreciation–with conscious enthusiasts from many fields. She is the co-author of twelve books, including the best-selling Conscious Loving, At The Speed of Life and Conscious Loving Ever After: How to Create Thriving Relationship at Midlife and Beyond. Katie has been a successful entrepreneur for over forty years. She specializes in turning concepts such as commitment into felt experience and igniting new actions that emerge from the inside out. Her unique coaching and leadership programs have generated hundreds of body intelligence and relationship coaches in the U.S. and Europe. She co-founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle and the virtual Body Intelligence Summit. Katie has appeared on over 500 radio and television programs and traveled well over one million air miles as the ambassador for the work that she and her husband Gay Hendricks have developed. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has traveled the world working with thousands of people and dozens of teams. With a passion for fully expressed living, Sophie coaches, and facilitates group sessions to help people and teams remove what gets in the way of them living their most meaningful lives.Not only does she work with clients to design the life they want, but she's also developed methods, mindsets shifts, and healing modalities to create it elegantly. Born in Paris, raised in Barcelona, and lived in LA for 30 years, Sophie now lives in the middle of nowhere Arizona, where she rides her Harley with her boo, Wall. And plays a lot of pickleball. Episode Resources: Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/35226660

A Symphony Within: The Dance Between Energy, Mass, and Space w/ Gay Hendricks 02/04/2025

A Symphony Within: The Dance Between Energy, Mass, and Space w/ Gay Hendricks Are we mass, energy or space? That’s the question many have pondered time and time again. The answer: we’re all 3 at the same time. We are not just bodies of mass, though we feel the weight of our flesh, the solidity of our bones. Beneath this, there is a huge symphonic panorama inside of us, and when we tap into it, we can experience true healing and freedom. Often we focus on the mass aspect of existence, but the energetic aspect has a lot more power. The ever-shifting flow of energy that rises and falls within us expresses itself as emotion, movement, and sensation. The rush of excitement, the pang of sorrow, the heaviness of grief—these are all movements of energy that can shape our physical experience. Beyond the mass of our bodies and the energy within, there is space. When we tap into that space, we find a sense of peace, a realization that we are not just our thoughts or emotions, but something much greater. How do we access space and energy? How do we stop identifying with the fluctuations of energy and start identifying with the space that holds it? In this episode, we’re joined by Gay Hendricks to talk about the power of mass, energy, and space, and how to stop living from the surface, but from the deeper, expansive place within us. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode - Getting unstuck from your body traumas The mass that is our body is a repository of personal and generational grief and trauma. How does energy and space heal all of these things? - From repression to release We all possess within us an energy that flows freely. What are some of the things that compress this energy or misuse it? - Learn to be with fear One way humans do away with fear is trying to control everything. Why is letting go of control a necessary step to tapping into the expansive space with us? Guest Bio Gay Hendricks has served for more than 30 years as one of the major contributors to the fields of relationship transformation and bodymind therapies. Along with his wife, Dr. Kate Hendricks, Gay is the author of many bestsellers, including Conscious Loving, At The Speed Of Life, The Big Leap, and the New York Times bestseller, Five Wishes. Dr. Hendricks received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Stanford in 1974. After a twenty-one-year career as a professor at University Colorado, he founded The Hendricks Institute, and later co-founded its charitable organization, Foundation for Conscious Living. He was also the founder of a virtual learning center for transformation and a publishing company, and was a co-founder of a conscious entertainment company. Throughout his career he has done executive coaching with more than 800 executives, including the top management at such firms as Dell Computer, Hewlett Packard, Motorola and KLM. His book, The Corporate Mystic, is used widely to train management in combining business skills and personal development tools. Gay is also a mystery novelist, with a series of five books featuring the Tibetan-Buddhist private detective, Tenzing Norbu. In recent years he has co-created a popular podcast called The Big Leap with Gay Hendricks and Mike Koenigs. He has appeared on more than 500 radio and television shows, including OPRAH, CNN, CNBC, 48 HOURS and others. Buy your copy of Your Big Leap Year . About Your Hosts Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT*, is an evolutionary catalyst and freelance mentor who has been a pioneer in the field of body intelligence and conscious loving for over forty years. Katie has an international reputation as a presenter and seminar leader, bodifying the core skills of conscious living–authenticity, response-ability and appreciation–with conscious enthusiasts from many fields. She is the co-author of twelve books, including the best-selling Conscious Loving, At The Speed of Life and Conscious Loving Ever After: How to Create Thriving Relationship at Midlife and Beyond. Katie has been a successful entrepreneur for over forty years. She specializes in turning concepts such as commitment into felt experience and igniting new actions that emerge from the inside out. Her unique coaching and leadership programs have generated hundreds of body intelligence and relationship coaches in the U.S. and Europe. She co-founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle and the virtual Body Intelligence Summit. Katie has appeared on over 500 radio and television programs and traveled well over one million air miles as the ambassador for the work that she and her husband Gay Hendricks have developed. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has traveled the world working with thousands of people and dozens of teams. With a passion for fully expressed living, Sophie coaches, and facilitates group sessions to help people and teams remove what gets in the way of them living their most meaningful lives.Not only does she work with clients to design the life they want, but she's also developed methods, mindsets shifts, and healing modalities to create it elegantly. Born in Paris, raised in Barcelona, and lived in LA for 30 years, Sophie now lives in the middle of nowhere Arizona, where she rides her Harley with her boo, Wall. And plays a lot of pickleball. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/35135355

Willingness, Not Willpower: The Secret to Generating Endless Energy 01/28/2025

Willingness, Not Willpower: The Secret to Generating Endless Energy The energy of connection knows no limitations. It has the ability to shift us from tired to fully engaged in seconds. It creates a magical space of discovery and joy where there was none. It also creates aliveness, and a limitless resource of energy that regenerates constantly. How do we find this energy for ourselves and tap into it? Accessing the energy of connection starts with a willingness, not a will. When we will ourselves to do something we’re forcing the energy, and that won’t create connection or engagement. Willingness, on the other hand, is a soft step into something beautiful, not a hard charge towards it. This creates a path to connection and a portal to curiosity that will effortlessly keep us energized, even if we felt tired before. In this space, energy can be shared and radiated out beautifully. How do we learn to generate energy? How do we step into the unknown rather than the familiar (and miserable)? In this episode, we talk about how to create the energy of connection. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -Fatigue vs. fear Sometimes the reason we feel tired is because we’re actually afraid, and that fear is making us flee out of our bodies. How do we tell the difference between fear and a genuine lack of energy? -Willingness and will are not the same thing It’s hard to fully say yes, when it feels a bit like a no. When we’re not all in on something, how do we make a decision about what we want to do? -Make one new choice Giving energy creates more energy. If it feels like we’re lacking energy, how can we generate it by doing one small thing? About Your Hosts Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT*, is an evolutionary catalyst and freelance mentor who has been a pioneer in the field of body intelligence and conscious loving for over forty years. Katie has an international reputation as a presenter and seminar leader, bodifying the core skills of conscious living–authenticity, response-ability and appreciation–with conscious enthusiasts from many fields. She is the co-author of twelve books, including the best-selling Conscious Loving, At The Speed of Life and Conscious Loving Ever After: How to Create Thriving Relationship at Midlife and Beyond. Katie has been a successful entrepreneur for over forty years. She specializes in turning concepts such as commitment into felt experience and igniting new actions that emerge from the inside out. Her unique coaching and leadership programs have generated hundreds of body intelligence and relationship coaches in the U.S. and Europe. She co-founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle and the virtual Body Intelligence Summit. Katie has appeared on over 500 radio and television programs and traveled well over one million air miles as the ambassador for the work that she and her husband Gay Hendricks have developed. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has traveled the world working with thousands of people and dozens of teams. With a passion for fully expressed living, Sophie coaches, and facilitates group sessions to help people and teams remove what gets in the way of them living their most meaningful lives.Not only does she work with clients to design the life they want, but she's also developed methods, mindsets shifts, and healing modalities to create it elegantly. Born in Paris, raised in Barcelona, and lived in LA for 30 years, Sophie now lives in the middle of nowhere Arizona, where she rides her Harley with her boo, Wall. And plays a lot of pickleball. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/34965050

The Age of Aquarius: A Collective Cosmic Shift Toward Unyielding Love w/ Danny Santos 01/21/2025

The Age of Aquarius: A Collective Cosmic Shift Toward Unyielding Love w/ Danny Santos As we shift from the Age of Pisces to the Age of Aquarius, we are living through one of the most significant transitions in our lifetime - a collective rebirth that will define the next 20 years and beyond. This is a time of cosmic realignment, where the old structures of power, control, and perfectionism are being dismantled. On a collective level, we’re being called to yield to love in all its dimensions. The energy sweeping the world is one of devotion, forgiveness, surrender, redemption and the ending of cycles. This is the astrological weather, and we’re all feeling it. All signs of the Zodiac are seeing big quantum shifts. We’re being guided to move from the mundane into the divine, to prioritize spirit over the trivial, and to infuse everything we do with love. How do we show up in this new age? What can each Zodiac sign expect in this shift and throughout the year 2025? How do we work with the flow of the cosmos? In this episode, we’re joined by professional astrologer, spiritual life coach, healer, Curandero and shaman, Danny Santos. He shares how the Age of Aquarius will manifest, elevate our consciousness and shift the energy of the whole planet. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode A sweeping of love During the shift from The Piscean Age to the Aquarian Age, the energy of love will be powerful and inescapable. How will it get everyone to yield to it? Let go of the mundane and embrace the magical When destiny is on one side, we’re asked to liquidate the other side. How do we shift from perfectionism to embracing not getting it right the first time? This year’s vibe for every astrological sign As we shift from one age to another, how will this manifest for different signs? What can each sign expect this year? Guest Bio Danny Santos is a professional astrologer, spiritual life coach, certified breathwork instructor, tarot reader, sound and Reiki healer. He has been initiated into the Shipibo Tribe's lineage of curanderismo and shamanism. Danny guides clients through shamanic plant medicine journeys, astrological sessions for integration, and spiritual life coaching programs. Santos’ approach is kind, compassionate, playful, and filled with the magic of his shamanic training. After studying Ayahuasca Shamanism for the last four years under a teacher in Oakland, California, Santos finally went to Peru this past summer to receive the blessing from the indigenous Shipibo Tribe to begin serving Ayahuasca. Follow on Instagram. About Your Hosts Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT*, is an evolutionary catalyst and freelance mentor who has been a pioneer in the field of body intelligence and conscious loving for over forty years. Katie has an international reputation as a presenter and seminar leader, bodifying the core skills of conscious living–authenticity, response-ability and appreciation–with conscious enthusiasts from many fields. She is the co-author of twelve books, including the best-selling Conscious Loving, At The Speed of Life and Conscious Loving Ever After: How to Create Thriving Relationship at Midlife and Beyond. Katie has been a successful entrepreneur for over forty years. She specializes in turning concepts such as commitment into felt experience and igniting new actions that emerge from the inside out. Her unique coaching and leadership programs have generated hundreds of body intelligence and relationship coaches in the U.S. and Europe. She co-founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle and the virtual Body Intelligence Summit. Katie has appeared on over 500 radio and television programs and traveled well over one million air miles as the ambassador for the work that she and her husband Gay Hendricks have developed. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has traveled the world working with thousands of people and dozens of teams. With a passion for fully expressed living, Sophie coaches, and facilitates group sessions to help people and teams remove what gets in the way of them living their most meaningful lives.Not only does she work with clients to design the life they want, but she's also developed methods, mindsets shifts, and healing modalities to create it elegantly. Born in Paris, raised in Barcelona, and lived in LA for 30 years, Sophie now lives in the middle of nowhere Arizona, where she rides her Harley with her boo, Wall. And plays a lot of pickleball. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/34826425

When Yes Becomes No: How to Back Out of An Agreement 01/14/2025

When Yes Becomes No: How to Back Out of An Agreement Have you ever said yes to so many things and then realize you’ve overcommitted and now have way too much on your plate? Or maybe you agreed to something and then your circumstances changed and you just don’t have the bandwidth for it anymore? Or perhaps an initial ‘yes’ is now slowly morphing into a ‘no’ now that you have more info… Noticing and voicing a change in agreement is something a lot of people struggle with - something we really have to practice to maintain and increase our aliveness. We might feel guilty about wanting to change things up, or just decide to go through with something we don’t actually want. But here’s the thing: it’s a lot better to speak up than it is to do something that gets us out of alignment. Instead of writing a pros and cons list, our bodies will always tell us if we should still follow through with an agreement. If we learn to pay attention to this wisdom, we can navigate these choices better. There are so many ways to renegotiate an agreement…we can change the time, sequence and amount of ourselves that we give. But first, we must get comfortable with advocating for ourselves. How do we notice our inner conflict about an agreement? How do we handle changed agreements with self-kindness? In this episode, we talk about moving through a ‘yes’ that has become a ‘no’. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode Learn to negotiate with yourself Sometimes an earlier commitment we made has to be changed because we no longer have the same bandwidth that we did before. How do we recalibrate and recommit with kindness? Use your whole body wisdom When it comes to making a choice, most people list the pros and cons. How do we explore our inner landscape for the right answer? Integrity = alignment How do we navigate and renegotiate a change in an agreement without fleeing from ourselves? About Your Hosts Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT*, is an evolutionary catalyst and freelance mentor who has been a pioneer in the field of body intelligence and conscious loving for over forty years. Katie has an international reputation as a presenter and seminar leader, bodifying the core skills of conscious living–authenticity, response-ability and appreciation–with conscious enthusiasts from many fields. She is the co-author of twelve books, including the best-selling Conscious Loving, At The Speed of Life and Conscious Loving Ever After: How to Create Thriving Relationship at Midlife and Beyond. Katie has been a successful entrepreneur for over forty years. She specializes in turning concepts such as commitment into felt experience and igniting new actions that emerge from the inside out. Her unique coaching and leadership programs have generated hundreds of body intelligence and relationship coaches in the U.S. and Europe. She co-founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle and the virtual Body Intelligence Summit. Katie has appeared on over 500 radio and television programs and traveled well over one million air miles as the ambassador for the work that she and her husband Gay Hendricks have developed. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has traveled the world working with thousands of people and dozens of teams. With a passion for fully expressed living, Sophie coaches, and facilitates group sessions to help people and teams remove what gets in the way of them living their most meaningful lives.Not only does she work with clients to design the life they want, but she's also developed methods, mindsets shifts, and healing modalities to create it elegantly. Born in Paris, raised in Barcelona, and lived in LA for 30 years, Sophie now lives in the middle of nowhere Arizona, where she rides her Harley with her boo, Wall. And plays a lot of pickleball. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/34801145

From Dysfunction to Delight: How to Remap Your Relationship Template 01/07/2025

From Dysfunction to Delight: How to Remap Your Relationship Template You meet someone, start a relationship thinking “this is something new”...and then it turns out to be the same old pattern repeating itself. What gives? Everyone seeks relationships that nourish them - we want to be with people who love us, see us, make us feel safe, and to be regarded with value and appreciation. But so many of us keep finding ourselves in dysfunctional relationships and end up picking the same type of people over and over again. How do we break this cycle and learn to pick the right people for us? How do we even end up this way in the first place? Well…who we pick will always trace back to what we grew up seeing and how we feel about ourselves. The relationship frameworks we see in our early years become the template we apply to the partners we choose later in life. If we emerge from childhood with struggles with self-love and worthiness, we’ll keep attracting connections that vibrate at that level. But here’s the good news: if we learned something, we can unlearn it and replace it with something better. How do we create a new template for love and connection? In this episode, we talk about how to repair a defective ‘partner picker’, and why it all starts with self love. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode Why we pick the same people Our families, environments and even our cultures determine a lot about the love we think is possible. How do we unlearn dysfunction? First regard yourself with value and appreciation Better relationships start with a better relationship with ourselves. How do we create a new roadmap based on loving ourselves? How to spot low resonance Part of why we end up in dysfunctional relationships is not being able to pick up when someone is dishonest, selfish or lacks integrity. How do we improve our own internal tuning fork so we can notice when something doesn’t feel right? About Your Hosts Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT*, is an evolutionary catalyst and freelance mentor who has been a pioneer in the field of body intelligence and conscious loving for over forty years. Katie has an international reputation as a presenter and seminar leader, bodifying the core skills of conscious living–authenticity, response-ability and appreciation–with conscious enthusiasts from many fields. She is the co-author of twelve books, including the best-selling Conscious Loving, At The Speed of Life and Conscious Loving Ever After: How to Create Thriving Relationship at Midlife and Beyond. Katie has been a successful entrepreneur for over forty years. She specializes in turning concepts such as commitment into felt experience and igniting new actions that emerge from the inside out. Her unique coaching and leadership programs have generated hundreds of body intelligence and relationship coaches in the U.S. and Europe. She co-founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle and the virtual Body Intelligence Summit. Katie has appeared on over 500 radio and television programs and traveled well over one million air miles as the ambassador for the work that she and her husband Gay Hendricks have developed. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has traveled the world working with thousands of people and dozens of teams. With a passion for fully expressed living, Sophie coaches, and facilitates group sessions to help people and teams remove what gets in the way of them living their most meaningful lives.Not only does she work with clients to design the life they want, but she's also developed methods, mindsets shifts, and healing modalities to create it elegantly. Born in Paris, raised in Barcelona, and lived in LA for 30 years, Sophie now lives in the middle of nowhere Arizona, where she rides her Harley with her boo, Wall. And plays a lot of pickleball. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/34744505

The Upper Limit: How to Embrace Success Without Apology 12/30/2024

The Upper Limit: How to Embrace Success Without Apology Being told “don't be too much”, “don’t be full of yourself”, or “how dare you earn great money doing what you love?” Only looking for what’s wrong in your appearance. Feeling strange and squirmy when we get a compliment. Diminishing the accomplishments we should happily celebrate or even apologizing when we do something well. Achieving something amazing and then sabotaging yourself right after. These are all manifestations of The Upper Limit Problem, and in many ways, it’s the biggest problem almost all people face. At the heart of this issue is our inability to hold more positive energy, to expand beyond the box we were conditioned to confine ourselves in. It’s as if from birth a message is programmed into us - that there’s only so much succeeding to go around and we might be using it all up, so we must make ourselves smaller and take up less attention. What if we could change this? What if we could expand to the widest edges of our essence and genius, dare to be in our muchness and stop apologizing for our greatness? As we head into this new year, that’s the challenge - increasing our capacity for joy, success, love and essence. Dare to say “I’m totally lovable and I deserve to be here.” In this special episode, we revisit some of our favorite conversations where we discuss the upper limit problem, and how to break through self-imposed or cultural ceilings. You’ll also learn; The root of The Upper Limit Problem Tall Poppy Syndrome and why women diminish their accomplishments How to change our association with money (it’s not a bad thing!) How to stop looking for what’s wrong and start celebrating what’s right About Your Hosts Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT*, is an evolutionary catalyst and freelance mentor who has been a pioneer in the field of body intelligence and conscious loving for over forty years. Katie has an international reputation as a presenter and seminar leader, bodifying the core skills of conscious living–authenticity, response-ability and appreciation–with conscious enthusiasts from many fields. She is the co-author of twelve books, including the best-selling Conscious Loving, At The Speed of Life and Conscious Loving Ever After: How to Create Thriving Relationship at Midlife and Beyond. Katie has been a successful entrepreneur for over forty years. She specializes in turning concepts such as commitment into felt experience and igniting new actions that emerge from the inside out. Her unique coaching and leadership programs have generated hundreds of body intelligence and relationship coaches in the U.S. and Europe. She co-founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle and the virtual Body Intelligence Summit. Katie has appeared on over 500 radio and television programs and traveled well over one million air miles as the ambassador for the work that she and her husband Gay Hendricks have developed. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has traveled the world working with thousands of people and dozens of teams. With a passion for fully expressed living, Sophie coaches, and facilitates group sessions to help people and teams remove what gets in the way of them living their most meaningful lives.Not only does she work with clients to design the life they want, but she's also developed methods, mindsets shifts, and healing modalities to create it elegantly. Born in Paris, raised in Barcelona, and lived in LA for 30 years, Sophie now lives in the middle of nowhere Arizona, where she rides her Harley with her boo, Wall. And plays a lot of pickleball. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/34540540

A Season of Wisdom and Wonder: Unwrapping Inspiration from Our Favorite People 12/23/2024

A Season of Wisdom and Wonder: Unwrapping Inspiration from Our Favorite People In this wonderful, essence-filled space we’ve created with this podcast, we’ve been joined by some of our favorite people to Be, Play and Love with us! Our guests gave us the gift of their presence and we’re so excited to share that with you as a present of our own this festive season. It has been so delightful to share this space with you and our visitors, and experience first-hand, the powerful wisdom and insights that emerged. An actress brimming with creativity. Business leaders who are choosing to play at work. An author who decided to stand in what she’s good at, and an expert on movement. Our guests shared their genius with us so we’ve wrapped some of our favorite moments into this special episode, just for you. Enjoy! You’ll learn; Kristen Vangness - How to turn reactivity into creativity Suzy Batiz - How to treat a business like a living thing (because it is) Tina Scala - How to spend more time in your zone of genius Kirsten McGuiness - How to stand in your greatest potential Erica Hornthal - How to get acquainted with your body wisdom About Your Hosts Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT*, is an evolutionary catalyst and freelance mentor who has been a pioneer in the field of body intelligence and conscious loving for over forty years. Katie has an international reputation as a presenter and seminar leader, bodifying the core skills of conscious living–authenticity, response-ability and appreciation–with conscious enthusiasts from many fields. She is the co-author of twelve books, including the best-selling Conscious Loving, At The Speed of Life and Conscious Loving Ever After: How to Create Thriving Relationship at Midlife and Beyond. Katie has been a successful entrepreneur for over forty years. She specializes in turning concepts such as commitment into felt experience and igniting new actions that emerge from the inside out. Her unique coaching and leadership programs have generated hundreds of body intelligence and relationship coaches in the U.S. and Europe. She co-founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle and the virtual Body Intelligence Summit. Katie has appeared on over 500 radio and television programs and traveled well over one million air miles as the ambassador for the work that she and her husband Gay Hendricks have developed. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has traveled the world working with thousands of people and dozens of teams. With a passion for fully expressed living, Sophie coaches, and facilitates group sessions to help people and teams remove what gets in the way of them living their most meaningful lives.Not only does she work with clients to design the life they want, but she's also developed methods, mindsets shifts, and healing modalities to create it elegantly. Born in Paris, raised in Barcelona, and lived in LA for 30 years, Sophie now lives in the middle of nowhere Arizona, where she rides her Harley with her boo, Wall. And plays a lot of pickleball. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/34540280

How to Engage in the Holidays Without Abandoning Yourself 12/17/2024

How to Engage in the Holidays Without Abandoning Yourself Holidays and family gatherings are the ultimate test of our ability to be with ourselves, and how well we’ve healed from our personal difficulties. When people come together, it triggers all sorts of challenges - unspoken tensions and tribal rules, old behavioral patterns, and people acting out because they can’t express their own wants. In these environments, it’s really easy to get outside of ourselves and get swept up by the drama of the dynamic, and stay there until it depletes us…but it doesn’t have to be that way. There’s a way for us to stay in equilibrium and circulate our attention so that we’re caring for ourselves while authentically engaging with others. All of this starts with understanding what we want, being able to receive it, and then loving ourselves enough to be with ourselves. From there, we can create a little home within when things get weird, tense, or challenging. How does the act of looping our awareness make for a better experience when being around people? How do we identify when we need to tend to our own wellbeing? In this episode, we talk about how to deal with all the complex emotions and patterns that are triggered by family gatherings. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode Judgment is a flee move One of the things many of us are prone to do in gatherings is to start internally judging what we deem wrong. Why is this actually a fear-based action? Love yourself enough to say what you want Gatherings also bring us in contact with a hard truth: most people don’t actually know what they want exactly. How do we learn to identify this for ourselves? Don’t keep score Being around our families and people we knew in our formative years can bring up a lot of old patterns that existed back then or people might treat us differently. How do we handle this with loving awareness? Learn to loop In collective settings, it’s really easy to abandon ourselves in favor of making everyone else happy. How do we identify when we’re starting to do that? How can we use looping to avoid depletion? About Your Hosts Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT*, is an evolutionary catalyst and freelance mentor who has been a pioneer in the field of body intelligence and conscious loving for over forty years. Katie has an international reputation as a presenter and seminar leader, bodifying the core skills of conscious living–authenticity, response-ability and appreciation–with conscious enthusiasts from many fields. She is the co-author of twelve books, including the best-selling Conscious Loving, At The Speed of Life and Conscious Loving Ever After: How to Create Thriving Relationship at Midlife and Beyond. Katie has been a successful entrepreneur for over forty years. She specializes in turning concepts such as commitment into felt experience and igniting new actions that emerge from the inside out. Her unique coaching and leadership programs have generated hundreds of body intelligence and relationship coaches in the U.S. and Europe. She co-founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle and the virtual Body Intelligence Summit. Katie has appeared on over 500 radio and television programs and traveled well over one million air miles as the ambassador for the work that she and her husband Gay Hendricks have developed. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has traveled the world working with thousands of people and dozens of teams. With a passion for fully expressed living, Sophie coaches, and facilitates group sessions to help people and teams remove what gets in the way of them living their most meaningful lives.Not only does she work with clients to design the life they want, but she's also developed methods, mindsets shifts, and healing modalities to create it elegantly. Born in Paris, raised in Barcelona, and lived in LA for 30 years, Sophie now lives in the middle of nowhere Arizona, where she rides her Harley with her boo, Wall. And plays a lot of pickleball. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/34415860

How to Stop Saying Yes When You Mean No 12/10/2024

How to Stop Saying Yes When You Mean No The word “no” is two simple letters, but it’s one of the hardest things to say, especially for women. We’re taught to always be agreeable, accommodating and automatically say yes to anything we’re asked to do. That’s why people can go their whole lives without actually knowing how to say ‘no’. So our default answer is “oh sure” or “yes, of course” even if it’s to our own detriment. Our place of ‘no’ is already inside us, we just have to find it and vocalize it in order to release our genuine power. It might feel unfamiliar, and we may have to practice at first, but honoring our ‘no’ is the only way to truly own our space and stand in our power. Why is it so hard to say no? How do we build our no muscles? In this episode, we talk about why we don’t know how to say no, and how to make a place for it in our vocabulary. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -Say no with no ifs, buts or maybes One of the ways we try to compromise with our no is by saying things like “maybe” or “I’ll try.” What happens when we say yes to things we don’t really want? -Practice saying no No can be a lot to say out loud if we’re not used to it. How do we get comfortable with it? -No before yes A full body yes is an important thing we need to honor, but how can we genuinely say yes if we don’t know how to say no first? About Your Hosts Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT*, is an evolutionary catalyst and freelance mentor who has been a pioneer in the field of body intelligence and conscious loving for over forty years. Katie has an international reputation as a presenter and seminar leader, bodifying the core skills of conscious living–authenticity, response-ability and appreciation–with conscious enthusiasts from many fields. She is the co-author of twelve books, including the best-selling Conscious Loving, At The Speed of Life and Conscious Loving Ever After: How to Create Thriving Relationship at Midlife and Beyond. Katie has been a successful entrepreneur for over forty years. She specializes in turning concepts such as commitment into felt experience and igniting new actions that emerge from the inside out. Her unique coaching and leadership programs have generated hundreds of body intelligence and relationship coaches in the U.S. and Europe. She co-founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle and the virtual Body Intelligence Summit. Katie has appeared on over 500 radio and television programs and traveled well over one million air miles as the ambassador for the work that she and her husband Gay Hendricks have developed. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has traveled the world working with thousands of people and dozens of teams. With a passion for fully expressed living, Sophie coaches, and facilitates group sessions to help people and teams remove what gets in the way of them living their most meaningful lives.Not only does she work with clients to design the life they want, but she's also developed methods, mindsets shifts, and healing modalities to create it elegantly. Born in Paris, raised in Barcelona, and lived in LA for 30 years, Sophie now lives in the middle of nowhere Arizona, where she rides her Harley with her boo, Wall. And plays a lot of pickleball. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/34306115

How to Balance Deep Inquiry with Present-Moment Joy w/ Rahul Deedwania 12/03/2024

How to Balance Deep Inquiry with Present-Moment Joy w/ Rahul Deedwania Many of us live our lives at an interesting intersection. There’s the structure of life and things that need to get done, and the curiosity, inquiry and pondering of the meaning of everything. We’re constantly asking questions from a place of deep introspection. It’s the way we are, and perhaps the way we’ve always been. We just can’t help but immerse ourselves in every aspect of the richness of lived experience. We’re constantly balancing what’s coming through us and what’s coming at us from the rest of the world. This way of being is beautiful, but it can rob us of our ability to be, play and love in the present. So we have to find a way to balance this curious inquiry with being present in this moment. How do we balance these two aspects of existence? Why are self-love, deservedness and resonance the fuel of essence? In this episode, we’re joined by curious coach, facilitator, entrepreneur and strategist, Rahul Deedwania. We talk about the power of curiosity and how to enjoy it without losing sight of the here and now. Things You’ll Learn In This Episode -Balance curiosity with presence If you’re a person who is constantly on the quest to discover, how do you not get so lost in the inquiry that you miss out on the richness of the present moment? -Self-love, deservedness and resonance Finding our community is one of the most powerful ways to tap into our essence. What steps do we need to connect with those people? Why does the process start within us? -View from a lens of possibility not shortcomings People often think criticism creates change, but all it leads to is fear. How can we create safety with agreements instead of fear? Guest Bio Rahul Deedwania is a curious coach, facilitator, entrepreneur, strategist and Leadership Coach and Facilitator at The Kung Group. His mission is to help people live the best version of their lives at work and at home, and to cultivate empathy, curiosity, compassion, and joy. As a coach and facilitator, he works with both individuals and organizational teams alike. Connect with him on . About Your Hosts Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT*, is an evolutionary catalyst and freelance mentor who has been a pioneer in the field of body intelligence and conscious loving for over forty years. Katie has an international reputation as a presenter and seminar leader, bodifying the core skills of conscious living–authenticity, response-ability and appreciation–with conscious enthusiasts from many fields. She is the co-author of twelve books, including the best-selling Conscious Loving, At The Speed of Life and Conscious Loving Ever After: How to Create Thriving Relationship at Midlife and Beyond. Katie has been a successful entrepreneur for over forty years. She specializes in turning concepts such as commitment into felt experience and igniting new actions that emerge from the inside out. Her unique coaching and leadership programs have generated hundreds of body intelligence and relationship coaches in the U.S. and Europe. She co-founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle and the virtual Body Intelligence Summit. Katie has appeared on over 500 radio and television programs and traveled well over one million air miles as the ambassador for the work that she and her husband Gay Hendricks have developed. Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has traveled the world working with thousands of people and dozens of teams. With a passion for fully expressed living, Sophie coaches, and facilitates group sessions to help people and teams remove what gets in the way of them living their most meaningful lives.Not only does she work with clients to design the life they want, but she's also developed methods, mindsets shifts, and healing modalities to create it elegantly. Born in Paris, raised in Barcelona, and lived in LA for 30 years, Sophie now lives in the middle of nowhere Arizona, where she rides her Harley with her boo, Wall. And plays a lot of pickleball. Check out this episode on our , , or and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so the show reaches more people! /episode/index/show/d4c59ad9-c664-4257-bc3f-bad57d47a50c/id/34146745

Be. Play. Love.

TOPICS