On today’s episode of Embrace Your In-Between, we are in conversation with Amelia Hruby, the founder of Softer Sounds and the host of the podcast, Off the Grid. Amelia is an expander for Megan for building a business off of social media, and in their conversation, they explore living your life based off your values and frameworks for value aligned action for life and business. In this episode, we connect on:  1:15 | Meg shares her serendipitous story of how she became connected to Amelia + how it was a little universe wink  7:30 | Meg shares Taylor Elyse Morrison of Inner Workout description of Amelia  9:45 | Amelia shares a bit about herself  12:00 | Amelia on resisting overworking and prioritizing pleasure  18:45 | Amelia’s journey off of social media  21:15 | Using human design to guide your career choices  24:00 | Action brings clarity  28:30 | On going against the grain  31:15 | The process to identify your values  32:00 | Alignment Course with Maggie Batista 33:30 | Framework for living your life in accordance with your values  46:15 | Self trust + entrepreneurship 50:15 | Jennifer Armbrust + Proposals for a Feminine Economy  50:45 | Embodying Abundance Course 53:45 | Orienting her life around fun  More on Our Guest - Amelia Hruby: Where to Find Her: Softer Sounds Amelia Hruby is a writer, educator and podcaster with a PhD in philosophy. She is the founder & executive producer of Softer Sounds, a feminist podcast studio that supports women & nonbinary small business owners. And she’s the host of Off the Grid, a podcast about leaving social media without losing all your clients. Let’s Connect ⁠Ask Megan a question to answer on the podcast or newsletter ⁠ ⁠Subscribe to the Wider Visions Monthly Newsletter ⁠ Follow ⁠Wider Visions ⁠and ⁠Megan Shekleton⁠ on Instagram and ⁠TikTok⁠  Please see the podcast disclaimer here: ⁠wider-visions.com/disclaimer⁠

On today’s episode of Embrace Your In-Between, Megan explores the fear of failure, the different ways it can motivate our behaviors, and helpful reframes if this is something you are struggling with. Let’s Connect ⁠Ask Megan a question to answer on the podcast or newsletter ⁠ ⁠Subscribe to the Wider Visions Monthly Newsletter ⁠ Follow ⁠Wider Visions ⁠and ⁠Megan Shekleton⁠ on Instagram and ⁠TikTok⁠  Please see the podcast disclaimer here: ⁠wider-visions.com/disclaimer⁠

On today’s episode of Embrace Your In-Between, Megan explores the topic of soft ambition. Resources: Marie Claire Article: "On Soft Ambition" Pulling the Thread Podcast w/ Bruce Feiler + Elise Loehnen Let’s Connect ⁠Ask Megan a question to answer on the podcast or newsletter ⁠ ⁠Subscribe to the Wider Visions Monthly Newsletter ⁠ Follow ⁠Wider Visions ⁠and ⁠Megan Shekleton⁠ on Instagram and ⁠TikTok⁠  Please see the podcast disclaimer here: ⁠wider-visions.com/disclaimer⁠

On today’s episode of Embrace Your In-Between, Megan shares the approachable and intentional ways she has been making more space for fun, play and creativity in her life. If you want to orient your life towards more JOY, listen to this episode. In this episode, we connect on:  2:00 | Megan shares her story from burnout to prioritizing enjoying the journey  6:00 | Megan shares her favorite ways to play and have fun  7:00 | Her recommendations for the best books to read to inspire play + creativity  7:45 | How the Industrial Revolution changed the way we view time  8:30 | Time + value equation  11: 30 | How distractions make us feel like we have a time deficient 15:15 | A reframe if you feel guilty for “not being productive” 18:30 | Price’s 3 ingredients of “True Fun”  20:15 | Fun audit  24:30 | Novelty = fun  26:00 | The evolutionary reason behind why we play  26:15 | Summer bucket list trend Let’s Connect ⁠Ask Megan a question to answer on the podcast or newsletter ⁠ ⁠Subscribe to the Wider Visions Monthly Newsletter ⁠ Follow ⁠Wider Visions ⁠and ⁠Megan Shekleton⁠ on Instagram and ⁠TikTok⁠  Please see the podcast disclaimer here: ⁠wider-visions.com/disclaimer⁠

On today’s episode of Embrace Your In-Between, we are exploring the topic of how to infuse more play, creativity, and fun into our everyday lives with Emily Eisenhart - an Austin based multidisciplinary artist, designer and muralist.  In this episode, we connect on:  15:00 | On her definition of creativity + play  16:00 | “Make believe is just thinking”  19:15 | On shifting out of the self belief that “I am not creative”  21:30 | Exploring why play + creativity are important  27:15 | On finding flow  28:45 | Exploring creative rhythms and the concept of “fallow”  38:15 | Stretching time  51:30 | Color theory  58:45 | Key elements of play + creativity  More on Our Guest - Emily Eisenhart:  Where to Find Her: @emily.eisenhart and www.emilyeisenhart.com Emily Eisenhart is a multidisciplinary artist and designer. She is constantly exploring, and her work is heavily inspired by the textures, patterns, colors, and stories around her. While painting is her forte, she has illustrated on all scales, from small portraits to expansive 7-story murals, and has designed everything from bespoke hotel wallpaper to custom bicycle wraps, boutique wine labels to vibrant residential commissions. She has collaborated with partners of all kinds, from brands like Warby Parker, YETI, Whole Foods, and Lululemon, to real estate developers, architects, interior designers, and individuals looking for contemporary artwork for their offices, studios, and private residences. Prior to opening her own studio, she cut her teeth at the world class design firm IDEO where she worked with clients such as Nike, Microsoft, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Let’s Connect ⁠Ask Megan a question to answer on the podcast or newsletter ⁠ ⁠Subscribe to the Wider Visions Monthly Newsletter ⁠ Follow ⁠Wider Visions ⁠and ⁠Megan Shekleton⁠ on Instagram and ⁠TikTok⁠  Please see the podcast disclaimer here: ⁠wider-visions.com/disclaimer⁠

On today’s episode of Embrace Your In-Between, we are in conversation with Ava Johanna - the CEO and Founder of The Academy of Breath - a breathwork and meditation certification that has trained hundreds on these life changing practices.  As both Scorpios, we go deep in this episode. Ava shares her story of allowing her life to come undone in 2021- the dissolving of her marriage, the ending of longtime friendships, and starting over after moving to a new city. We chat about the power of self trust and radical self honesty, especially in moments of massive transition. We also chat about how to receive and money mindset shifts she now embodies after experiencing homelessness as a teenager. She's so powerful, and I can't wait for you to hear her story. The next round of the Academy of Breath opens in late June. Check out details here! In this episode, we connect on:  13:15 | The duality of the fear of being seen and a deep desire to be seen at the same time 14:00 | Sharing her story of allowing her life to come undone in 2021- dissolving her marriage, moving to a new city and, the changing of longtime friendships  18:00 | Finding herself in the moment of choosing a life that’s “good enough” or one that truly lights her up  22:00 | Practices that helped her step into the “unknown”  26:00 | Moments of massive transition can lead to us outsourcing our power or looking for validation on our decisions  29:15 | How to build self trust  32:15 | On mindful consumption  33:45 | The difference between fear and our intuition  40:15 | Questioning if we need moments of contraction in order to expand  41:00 | The power of being radically honest with ourselves  44:30 | How we can use activating breathwork practices to better manage stress in our lives  48:30 | Her internal and external shifts that she took to create financial success after experiencing homelessness and financial trauma  56:45 | Practices that open you up to receiving  01:01 | How to move from the comparison trap  More on Our Guest - Ava Johanna:  Where to Find Her: @avajohanna and The Academy of Breath What’s Next: Ava’s *free* Iconic Coach training starts on 6/14. The Academy of Breath opens June 29th! Check out details here. Ava Johanna is the founder of the international breathwork teacher training, The Academy of Breath™, 7-figure business coach, and host of the top wellness podcast: The Alchemized Life. Ava’s Academy of Breath™ has certified hundreds of healers & visionaries from around the world in breathwork & meditation so they can create a soul aligned & profitable business with service at the forefront of their purpose. Ava has helped her students leverage meditation and breathwork as a tool for deeper self trust, intuition and creativity to help grow their careers. Today Ava is sought after for her expertise in teaching healers & visionaries how to take ancient practices into the modern world to enhance their spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical states. Let’s Connect ⁠Ask Megan a question to answer on the podcast or newsletter ⁠ ⁠Subscribe to the Wider Visions Monthly Newsletter ⁠ Follow ⁠Wider Visions ⁠and ⁠Megan Shekleton⁠ on Instagram and ⁠TikTok⁠  Please see the podcast disclaimer here: ⁠wider-visions.com/disclaimer⁠

On today’s episode of Embrace Your In-Between, we are in conversation with Lucy Green of Homebody Club - a space for embodied and accessible well-being for all bodies. At age 7, she was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and in her early adult years, she was diagnosed with Lupus, Anxiety and Chronic Fatigue. She created Homebody Club® in 2018 as a comprehensive, accessible well-being resource for all bodies. In our conversation, we both connect on our heath challenges and the transformative practices that have helped us support our mental, emotional and physical well-being. In this episode, we connect on:  13:15 | The mission of Homebody Club 23:30 | How we find connection with our bodies 24:45 | Hypervilgance trauma response + our health 31:45 | Breathwork + cold plunges to activate stress response and regulate nervous system 42:00 | Our takes on manifesting "bad things" 57:00 | What "clean rest" means More on Our Guest - Lucy Green: Where to Find Her: @homebodyclub and her website Lucy Green is the founder of Homebody Club, a space for embodied and accessible well-being for all bodies, to guide you back home, to yourself. Let’s Connect Ask Megan a question to answer on the podcast or newsletter  Subscribe to the Wider Visions Monthly Newsletter  Follow Wider Visions and Megan Shekleton on Instagram and TikTok  Please see the podcast disclaimer here: wider-visions.com/disclaimer

Megan shares her “slow life” fantasy and the mindset and behavioral shifts she’s making to embody the essence of it in her everyday.  Let’s Connect Subscribe to the Wider Visions Monthly Newsletter  Ask Megan a question to answer on the podcast or newsletter  Follow Wider Visions and Megan Shekleton on Instagram and TikTok  Please see the podcast disclaimer here: wider-visions.com/disclaimer

Taylor Elyse Morrison, founder of Inner Workout and author of a book by same name, and our host and founder, Megan Shekleton connect on her new book and explore:  The 5 dimensions of well-being and self-care practices for each  How you can experience burn-out building something you love + what to do if you are feeling burnt out  Why Taylor recommends self experiments vs. self goals  Building businesses that feel good to the lifestyles we are wanting to live  Our hot takes on the coaching industry and how a lot of the marketing in the space is icky/ unethical  In this episode, we connect on: 03:00 | Some recent universe signs  13:15 | Self care is listening within and responding in the most loving way possible  20:30 | The case for self experiments vs. self goals  25:15 | The five dimensions of well-being  30:15 | The importance of rest + time poverty  35:15 | On how the intention behind the action matters  46:45 | On experiencing burn out while buildings things that they love  55:15 | Basing her decisions today on her crone self  01:06 | Out hot takes on the coaching industry   More on Our Guest - Taylor Elyse Morrison: Taylor Elyse Morrison is an author, facilitator, and coach making well-being and personal development more accessible. Through her company Inner Workout and her book of the same name, Taylor supports people’s journey to know, care for, and become their full selves. Where to Find Her:  Innerworkout.co and her coaching website @taylorelysemorrison and @innerworkout  Check out her book - Inner Workout  Let’s Connect:  Ask Megan a question to answer on the podcast or newsletter  Subscribe to the Wider Visions Monthly Newsletter  Follow Wider Visions and Megan Shekleton on Instagram and TikTok Please see the podcast disclaimer here: wider-visions.com/disclaimer

Can we learn or grow without going through the hard stuff? Do we have to experience pain in order to grow, expand, or integrate new perspectives or wisdom? Do we need “bad” situations in order to become a better version of ourselves? Megan shares 3 tips to grow from a place of intentionality vs. only in response to painful experiences.  In this episode, we connect on:  01:45 | Can we learn and grow without the painful moments? 03:00 | Most of us are living life on autopilot  06:15 | The rock bottom moments can be our wake up call  09:00 | How to grow from a place of intentionality vs. reaction  14:00 | ​​If we aren’t prioritizing time with ourselves, we are likely living on autopilot 15:15 | The importance of daily inner connection time  18:30 | How the Industrial Revolution shifted how we viewed time  20:30 | The art of detachment  Let’s Connect Download our Inner Reflection Kit – a *free* downloadable guidebook with self discovery prompts and tools to integrate the topic of the episode further.  Subscribe to the Wider Visions Monthly Newsletter  Ask Megan a question to answer on the podcast or newsletter  Follow Wider Visions and Megan Shekleton on Instagram and TikTok  Please see the podcast disclaimer here: wider-visions.com/disclaimer